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Yeah, it seems rational to me too, however I suppose the Iraqis see it differently. Considering that I would describe myself as a pacifist, I find isolationist foreign policy to be appealing, but I'm not sure it's always necessarily the best choice; although in the case of Iraq, I think more people would have been better off if Hussein has remained in power. I feel like we are much more willing to take a hand-off approach when it comes to other regions, like Africa. I guess all the oil and gas makes the area irresistible for foreign powers? Geographically, the middle-east is kind of everyone's neighbor (Asia, Europe, and Africa) further complicating things. It will be interesting to see what the borders will look like 50 years.