[totemizer]

Generally speaking I agree with you. However when you get to the "someone like the US steps in", I would like to make a few notes. 1. there is no other nation "like the US" but USA. Not even China or Russia have the kind of global presence and military power. Not saying that the US would be able to win a war against these nations, just pointing out that how you phrased it like the US taking steps is like any other nations taking steps, and this is simply not true. 2. Another issue with the US stepping in, is that from experience when the US steps in, that doesn't end well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_United_States_foreign_re... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Menu

and of course, https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=315&v=0ypIwK6OlFc

I do not in any circumstances blame any leader personally for these things, and I definitely do not associate the actions of the US with the citizens of the US, and I also know that even if the US would've been the most peaceful, least aggressive superpower, some other nation might've done worse things. But I think that the world would be a much better place if the US would've "stepped in" in different ways, or even if they would've not done anything of what in the links are mentioned. (and of course I only scratched the surface here)