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Originally Posted by classicman

Like it or not, the US IS the big dog.

That doesnt mean it has to jump into every battle and be the face of the battle w/o wider support or understanding the potential adverse consequences of its actions.

Iraq had resources we wanted, but you didnt see GHW Bush act w/o a UN mandate after Iraq invaded Kuwait or exceed the mandate by invading Iraq after driving Iraq out of Kuwait. You didnt see GHW Bush or Clinton exceed the UN mandate and act independently with excessive force when Saddam was killing Kurds in the North.