The problem is we're the ones setting fires across the globe, then demanding endless taxpayer money to put those fires out. It aint got nothing to do with being tough so much as thinking long and hard before using military action and fucking killing people and possibly creating more enemies than you could ever eliminate, when there could be another better option.
Behave like a mad dog and you'll be put down like a mad dog. Be quick to pull the trigger on people, someone will eventually be quick to pull the trigger on you.
We've tried playing world police, and hows that working out? The US dollar will be going down the toilet soon. BRICS is going to be a powerhouse and more and more countries will be flocking to them. Maybe if we had more "kids that got their ass beat" in decision making positions that used lethal violence more sparingly, instead of clinical psychopaths dropping hellfires on families just trying to get some water, we might engender a little more good will and loyalty amongst the world.
You say you love America dearly, I wonder what Thomas Jefferson would think about us getting involved in every single war we possibly can. Warmongers are so worried about Ukraine while at home, America burns.
China was even further from being a superpower back in the 1950s, but IIRC, they pushed McArthur back down to the 38th parallel and had him calling for putting nukes into play. Keep underestimating these motherfuckers at your own peril, we aint talking about Afghanistan or Iraq anymore.
South Korea is free and now a first world nation because of our direct involvement.
Ukraine is a different scenario. They don’t need our troops, they don’t even need our most modern weapons. They have the will to fight and a population large enough to sustain offensive and defensive actions. They just need the tools.
You do not sit idly by and watch enemies grow larger and more powerful and sit on your hands. That notion is idiotic.
The US dollar isn’t going anywhere. Stop listening to youtube idiots and look at the facts for yourself. It’s easy, stop being lazy. Any dumbass can Google usd to whatever world currency and see track records. FYI on the world state the USD is strong. Only our geopolitical enemies that foresee direct confrontation from us are unsuccessfully attempting to distance from the usd. USD is the world currency.