I am in no shape or form advocating any political point in regards to this particular matter but as a general concept, if the French had said that to us during our Revolutionary War, we might not have outlasted the British to gain our independence. Countries will be involved with other countries’ domestic and international issues because it serves their interests and we live in a very interconnected global society that the internet and technology has only increased, not decreased over the last two centuries.
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War, and all forms of use of force up to total war, are political tools at the disposal of a country to protect and extend their interests. Clauswitz has some interesting stuff to say on the matter in this vein