The world seems to be in turmoil: Israel, Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Iraq  are all on the news. Civil Wars and unrest at every corner. Terrorists are pirating ships, kidnapping girls and blowing up innocent civilians. What is the future of peace in the world? Things seemed to go a little better when the USSR and the US were staring each other down during the Cold War. Little guys didn’t try revolts against the big powers.

But now that the USSR has disintegrated and the US has taken the position to down-size our military to pay for entitlement programs back at home, there seems to be little deterrent from these revolutions and mayhem all around the world. It appears that Teddy Roosevelt may be right. The only people who live in peace are those carrying a big stick.

What’s your opinion, should the United States once again get involved as the world’s policeman, or should we turn more inward and focus on ourselves? What’s your counsel?