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The U.S. spends huge amounts of time and money trying to “spread democracy” around the world. But after decades of wars, interventions, sanctions, and regime-change efforts, an uncomfortable question remains:

Has it actually made the world more stable?

Countries like Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan were supposed to become democratic success stories. Instead, many people argue those interventions created power vacuums, extremism, economic collapse, or endless instability.

Meanwhile, countries that openly prioritize national interests over ideological missions often seem more focused and strategic.

So should the U.S. stop acting like the world’s political referee and focus mainly on:

- protecting its economy,

- securing borders,

- maintaining military strength,

- and competing with rivals like China?

Or does abandoning democracy promotion eventually weaken America’s global influence and moral credibility?

Maybe the bigger question is this:

Do powerful countries genuinely spread values… or just expand influence under the language of values?

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