Interestingly, I just watched an analysis [0] of foreign policies, and the speaker makes an excellent point: the USA is a privileged country in that it only had

Interestingly, I just watched an analysis [0] of foreign policies, and the speaker makes an excellent point: the USA is a privileged country in that it only had few "conflicts" on its soil: - Independence War - The war of 1812 - The Civil War And then 9/11 happens, giving Americans this new feeling of being vulnerable, that threats to the USA are a real thing. But if you actually take a look at the US presence in the world and at how even physically isolated from potential threats it is, you quickly understand how overrated the threats are. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk369bmw4o8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk369bmw4o8