Should the U.S. only use military force in defense of itself?

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I posted a couple of threads about how we Americans view other countries, and what countries we think we should defend with our military. I got a surprising number of answers that we should only use our military in defense of this country, as in defending from an attack by another nation, for example, Japan bombing Pearl Harbor.

So, I was curious how widespread this is on DU. Do you think we should only use the military in defense of our nation? So this would mean not using our military to defend any foreign country against attacks.

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	Yes, the United States should only use the military in defense of the United States itself
	3 (33%)
	No, the United States should also use its military to protect allies and other countries we regard as "friends"
	6 (67%)
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