The Greenland security agreement adequately respects Greenlandic self-determination

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The United States is not very good at policing the world

The United States is the most powerful country in the world and consequently has a disproportionate footprint and influence

While some U.S. world policing actions may not have been well-advised, others have been generally good

The U.S. is not at risk of collapse due to its foreign interventions

The British, French, and Roman Empires were better suited to managing empires than the United States

The U.S. has made mistakes and engaged in problematic 'policing' in its past foreign policy

If the United States were not the world's policeman, other powers would take on that role

U.S. politicians have a mandate from voters to engage in various types of world policing

Continued U.S. interventionist activity overseas is not politically sustainable in a democracy

The U.S. generally has good intentions in its world policing and does as well as it can

The United States should police the Western hemisphere as its sphere of influence with a light hand, rather than policing the whole world

The confluence of interests among American elites that supported active U.S. intervention during the Cold War no longer exists since the fall of the Soviet Union

U.S. foreign interventionism is politically sustainable

Despite its imperfections, the United States is the best and most capable power to intervene when major injustices occur in the world

As a democracy, the United States is not suited to successfully police the world

The United States is a much better policeman of the world than potential alternatives like Russia or China

The French Secret Service blew up the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior while it was interfering with French nuclear tests

The United States is less secure because of its expanding military conflict with Iran

Greenland should reject bases that displace local communities

The Greenland deal should restrict Chinese investment in strategic infrastructure