[NRx]

The beginning of the end came when Woodrow Wilson decided that foreign policy should be based on idealism as opposed to national interests.

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/want-to-end-our-endless-wars-remember-the-peace-of-westphalia/

[thoughtomator]

dates back to Teddy Roosevelt

[bkopto]

Finally, a thoughtful comment. Evidently there are plenty of war mongers here who buy into the non sequitur “kill them over there or else we’ll have to kill them over here” mentality, courtesy the genius Schrub.