Why Do We Take This S__t

I can't quote the source but someone opined that "countries don't have friends-just interests". Maybe the U.S. should take this advise seriously. It seems our foriegn policy seems to vascillate between the utopian dream of freedom and democracy for all, and the left version of everybody is right but us.

I grew up with the idea that isolationism was an evil. We had tried it in the early 20th century and many felt had paid a price in two world wars. I don't think that is the answer. What I do think is an answer is "America First". We have tried to buy friends and it didn't work