I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I hate our own myopia and hypocrisy on the subject of "global ambitions".

We're not even sure how to run our own country, but we're certain about how everyone else should run theirs.

I read an article the other day about China thinking about establishing a naval base on the African west coast. Oh noes! A single Chinese naval base only a thousand miles from the US!!! What kind of country would do such a thing?!?!?!

We have literally over 50 military bases all over the planet. We still have a massive air force base in northern Greenland, just in case the Soviets think of invading. The extreme cold makes it extremely expensive to run and resupply. Several of our other bases are nearly within eyeshot of the Chinese mainland.

But we're using our military power for good? Right? That's why everyone loves us, right?