Americans pride themselves on being the land of the free, where democracy is the rule of the people. On the other hand, Americans pride themselves on capitalism. The idea that any of us is free to become whoever we want to be is exciting and attractive to people all over the world. American money is always welcome overseas, and it’s easy to get if your country has a commodity that American traders want. When trouble breaks out in a country rich in a desirable commodity, you can bet the concept of freedom will follow the foreign investments.
When the US liberated Kuwait in the first Gulf War, it was the beautiful mission that shrouded the real purpose of the invasion. Kuwait is rich in oil, and oil is one commodity that Americas are definitely willing to die for. We are a car loving country, so we crave those rich pockets of energy stock options. America is willing to do whatever it takes to protect Europe because a destabilized EU would deeply effect finances in America. Their are many foreign investments in companies overseas. In fact, one of the biggest commodities is the one that can’t be directly traded on the stock market, and that’s the foreign workforce.
We can trade the metals, cottons and foods they work with in their factories, but we can only protect the workers and our investments by sending our military to protect and liberate them should an enemy government threaten international trade with the country in question. Where some Americans may see this as a dirty business, the countries in question may see it as a much wanted liberation.