There must be a balance.
If we are loved but totally disrespected, as I would suggest we were prior to 911, then that was too far.
The accomodation that containment of people like North Korea's and Cuba's and Iraq's tyrants has turned into isnot productive.
We may in fact be a at a time of reconning, where we will deal with people like saddam and Kim Jung and Castro and others as they should have been many years ago.
Not that will take us to a Paradise.
The confetti of victory becomes the seeds of tomorrow's disasters.
No war is fought perfectly, no peace is waged perfectly either.
And all policy tends to end in disaster.
And three aphorisms in a row is more than I can stomach.
;^)
Ed