shy:
Nations have interests. All nations. That makes the rest of the world the goo through which a given nations pursues its interests. That is not a fundamentally "American" problem. It is part of the environment any nation, or nation state, operates in.
I find it ironic, and amusing, that a Brit is making such an appeal. (If I have missed my guess on your nationality, apologies).
Beyond that, we've reached a culminating point.
Cheers.