the empire, in our hypocrisies, have decided some many years ago that we would fight, invade, bomb and destroy any country we choose because we've found them to be bullies, threats, incompetent or some other function, wanting, and here we are to save the day. like might mouse, and just as believable. in the process we've become the thing we've said we oppose. we don't even know who we are and what we've become so how could we decide how the rest of 'them' should be or become.