I understand the original point. Maybe it's because I'm not an American, so I don't see things in the same light as those that are -- but it seems to me that if a nations military forces are engaged in conflicts in other countries, then there's a pretty strong possibility that a large number of people would see the foreign military in their country as an aggressor. That's all I was trying to say -- no more no less.

There's no doubt in my mind that protection of things requires aggression to things, at times -- certainly not every time.