@neddo001: Hollywood loves a story in which America arrives at the last moment and saves the day. The music swells, the danger passes and everyone goes home grateful. Real foreign policy does not work like a movie. When the United States uses its enormous military, economic and political power, the consequences reach far beyond its borders. Some decisions are welcomed by people who feel protected. Others leave families facing violence, displacement or years of uncertainty. Those people do not experience a dramatic ending when the credits roll. They live with what comes next. That is why Americans should question their government’s actions as seriously as they question those of any other country. Who benefits from a war? Who pays its costs? Were people given a chance to resolve the conflict before force was used? Calling for restraint is not a rejection of ordinary Americans. It is a demand that leaders answer for the human effects of their choices. A country with the power to change the world also has a responsibility to listen when the world says it has caused harm.