America’s agenda after the Industrial Revolution “was” expansion of its commerce through conquest. Why would this have changed when the system itself hasn’t changed? To clarify “the system” is Capitalism, and it spreads via Imperialism.  It is well documented that our international policy (including war) as an emerging country was meant to stimulate/satisfy business.  The driving factor in today’s America is still business.  The motivation for political moves is always to advance one’s own interests. Therefore, within a system that determines success by profit, money is one’s interest.

There is no morality in politics if it doesn’t make money.

A person is never going to help their neighbor if it prevents them from helping themselves.

If you want the new cell phone coming out this month, and your neighbor simply wants a cell phone (they can’t afford one)… are you buying your neighbor a cell phone?  No. Why not, you already have one? Right, because you want a new one… your neighbor can figure out their own solution. Why would politics be any different? Politician’s go after what they want… and it is NEVER simply to prevent an injustice. Our nation will never act to “free” another nation from tyranny if it does not benefit us. The problem with that is motive. One’s motive truly can’t be nailed down unless one admits it. Honesty, on the part of the government, with the American public, must be balanced with the potential impact on how other nations view the U.S. It’s possible to deny that we went into a country for business purposes if we constantly say “we thought there were WMD’s!” In this case it’s better to look stupid than greedy.

Who is easier to punish, the kid whole steals and says “yeah, I knew what I was doing,” or the kid who says “wow, I honestly thought those were free samples”?

Freedom “to do a thing” does not mean freedom “to do a thing a specific way.”

Allowing someone “to do a thing a specific way” is controlling.