POWER CORRUPTS

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." Lord Acton 1887

Do we have too much power? Is the rise of terrorism around the world a reflection and concequence of this power? When World War 2 ended, we didn't bring home our armies. They stayed as occupiers in Europe and the Far East as part of our foreign policy and attempts to improve security, especially againat the rise of communisim.
We also involved ourselves Middle East politics both for oil and Israel.

One egregious example of this is Iran. The following quote is from Wikipedia:
"In 1953 the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular Prime Minister, Mohammed Massadegh. The Eisenhower Administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons; but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development. And it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs."
We were in cahoots with the Brits over this because Massadegh wanted to nationalize the oil industry that was under the Brits control at the time. The Iranians have never forgotten our role in this fiasco, and obviously haven't forgiven us. This is but one of many examples of the misuse of power.

We can't control the world. If we continue to try, we will bring ourselves down. Terrorism is the result of the past 60 years of misguided policies. I believe that the time has come to bring troops home. We should concentrate our efforts into being sure our borders, skies and coastlines are secure. Look at the money we will save! Might pay for proper healthcare for all.