&gt;Yet, most democracies aren&#x27;t being massively targeted by terrorists. Largely just those involved in imperialism or regions contested by imperialists.<p>You know who is involved in these regions? Countries with money. Because without money, you can&#x27;t do anything but let dictators and mass-murderers trample around like vicious kings. Turning a blind eye to your abused neighbors isn&#x27;t a way to prevent terrorism, either. You might reduce anti-US terrorism by ignoring the rest of the world, but a lot of people will die, and you&#x27;re still going to have enemies. It&#x27;s a <i>factor</i>, not a solution.<p>Though I suppose if the US were poor as dirt, we wouldn&#x27;t have to worry about terrorism. Just civil war and invasion.