Nation building is tough business. We were helped immensely by many countries during our war of independence: France, Netherlands, Spain and others helped us out. France went bankrupt helping us and then had a revolution of their own.
These countries were looking out for their own interests when they helped us. They wanted to weaken the British, because of Britain’s military strength and widespread colonization. We are now the British; putting leaders “puppets” in control of a country in order to serve us.
We are doing what France did and bankrupting our country to “help” other countries out for our loosely defined interests. It seems our biggest interest is keeping much of the world destabilized so we can get what we want from them, and they know if they don’t do what we want we will depose or destroy them as well.
Of course we are always told we are spreading freedom and democracy. I don’t know about that, but our leaders are sure spreading something around.