> Well, there is no (credible) third. How about not pissing around where we are clearly not wanted? Spreading democracy is great and all, but it's pretty clea

> Well, there is no (credible) third. How about not pissing around where we are clearly not wanted? Spreading democracy is great and all, but it's pretty clear that the various places we've been trying to spread it aren't interested in the least. How about we let them stew in their own mess for a while and put our efforts into fixing issues at home for a while? Maybe stop trying to be the world's policeman for a while. Let the UN sort it out and when they inevitably fail, then we can think about it. And if the UN doesn't, well, at least we haven't wasted the money in the meantime.