Russian aircraft are bombing Syria in support of a dictator who uses Sarin gas on children, while Russian Grad rockets have been falling on residential areas and over 30 people have been killed in a new spike in fighting between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian army.That may not be “a different country every second year” but it is at least two countries in one year.

I agree that America has been involved in far too many wars this Century, but while the UN remains a pointless debating club, the USA is the only Great Power left to police the World. It usually has good intentions, but gets mired in conflicts it does not understand.