> Why not? 500 years of slavery, colonialism, genocide and religion, propping up banana republics and dictators and countless other crimes in name of civilizin

> Why not? 500 years of slavery, colonialism, genocide and religion, propping up banana republics and dictators and countless other crimes in name of civilizing society or recently bringing freedom, fighting communism or spreading democracy is why not. Recent and ancient history shows time and again that the opinions become policy, governing everything from who and how aid is given to bombing anyone you don’t like . Policies change and principles abandoned with changing domestic political winds .