Might does make right, and aggression is rewarded. We are thriving examples of it, having subverted the UN multiple times to impose our will on various parts of the world and pitch our tents.

If people can't relay on the U.S. not to topple their governments, the obvious alternative is nuclear weapons.

Gadaffi was clearly a fool for giving up on his nuclear program, when we helped topple and kill him anyway. I see few complaining about the terrible example that was set there.