I agree about not "imposing" our own ways, but I have to hesitate as well, because, of course, the rest of the nations around the globe tend to have "ways of doing things" which invariably mean little or no freedom for their people.
Consequently, America's prosperity, opportunity, and military power often engender misplaced jealousy, demonization, and even hysterical fear in other nations and their peoples.
Regardless, it's obvious to me that when Freedom doesn't flourish around the world, problems will arise which eventually impact America.
It seems like we're damned if we do, and damned if we don't, but it's certainly true that the world's peoples' profound need for freedom, opportunity, and security cannot be met simply by depending on the American "umbrella".
The people of the world are going to have to step up, each in their respective countries, see to their OWN security, and eventually seize the Freedom and Opportunity which Americans take for granted as their birthright.
Change we can live with? We still need that here in America, and God knows the rest of the world has a lot of catching up to do. America is an imperfect beacon of light on a distant hill, but it still outshines all others.
What? Japan, Canada, Europe including now Eastern Europe, Australia, NZ, much of SE Asia, and even Brazil, Chile and Argentina. I am no fan of Putin, but even Putin's Russia is no soviet union if we would just stop standing with our noses hanging over the Russian boarder. The democtratic nations have total control of the oceans and trade routes around the world. The crisis was all created by Bush and Cheney with their unrealistic goals on the one hand, and Obama with his all too realistic if un-American and un-democratic goals on the other.