emanation of psyche

eventually we grow it into a capable society and staunch ally and depart. oh and we get to use it as a forward military base in perpetuity but hey it's a small price

here's a foreign policy: all countries outside of our sphere of influence and without a scary or committed enough overlord are subject to unilateral, arbitrary plunder

got some nice shit? too bad, it's ours now. if there's no one to stop us we will show up, spend a few billion, but take it back tenfold

that's what you get for not playing ball, maybe your neighbor who still has their nice things will be smart about it next time

here's a foreign policy: if you piss us off we will decapitate your government and leave you to suffer through a generation of strife and turmoil

the horrors will be unimaginable and we will accomplish it with a minimum of expense and the world will learn why never under any circumstances we should be crossed

here's a foreign policy: warfare gives our youth something to do other than rebel, settling them on conquered land makes them proud stakeholders in society without pesky economic reform

the death is very tragic and all, but on the other hand it leads to a more favorable gender balance for the men left over, which lends itself to stability and contentedness