Well, I live in (South) Eastern Europe. The whole region is awash with puppet political elites and western backed&#x2F;owned media. The result of that propaganda (which doesn&#x27;t negate the existence of Russian propaganda or the bad experiences of ex-soviet block countries) in the wake of a victory in the cold-war is a very big reason for the current situation.<p>Regarding wars and interventions, I&#x27;m not just talking about Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, (ex)Yugoslavia and Latin America. I&#x27;m also talking about the aggressive stance the US is taking in the south China sea as we speak. I&#x27;m also thinking about it&#x27;s operations in Africa.<p>If the US has a right to a global military presence, then others have too. Or is American exceptionalism real?