All your link that you added proves is that we have intervened. It does not prove that those did not have "unintended and often disastrous consequences" Heck,

All your link that you added proves is that we have intervened. It does not prove that those did not have "unintended and often disastrous consequences" Heck, some of the ones on the list are on US soil and many others are rescue missions not aggressions. I think it was implied when I said intervention I was talking about offensive posturing. Also, that poem is nice and all but I didn't say I don't know what Tripoli is. I said I don't know enough about it to comment on it. I make sure I know what I'm talking about before I write on it. Edit: From YOUR OWN ARTICLE: > U.S. demonization of an enemy leader, or military action against him, tends to strengthen rather than weaken his hold on power. Literally the whole "Common Themes" section of the article you yourself cited speaks about how intervention doesn't work. You posted a source that defends my point. Thank you.