military has participated in military action both in Syria and in Turkey (among numerous other places) -- but these two separate interventions expose a single aim -- the destabilization of Assad, through direct support of mercenaries and through the direct assistance of Turkey, whose President Erdogan is a known collaborator with ISIS (a point which indicates that the world's "police" are still very active in pursuing courses of action which have two levels of objectives -- on the surface, the provision of a defense of democratic rights; below -- the attainment of American-Israeli-Saudi interests).
Action
In 2012, the U.S. deployed 400 troops along with 2 Patriot missile batteries to Turkey to serve as a defense of that country from Syrian attack.
Two years later, the U.S. military illegally entered into Syria (uninvited) to conduct operations against ISIS.
The Rise of the Military-Industrial Complex: 3 aspects of U.S. history since 1865 that have led to the U.S.'s rise as a world super power policeman
A. The rises of Industrialization post-Civil War and the doctrine of Manifest Destiny growing into New Expansionism saw the U.S. military entering into conflicts with foreign powers, beginning with the Spanish-American War at the end of the 19th century and continuing on unabated with various countries around the world for the next...
Following WW2, a reorganization of world powers came into being. This reorganization was supported by a reorganization of the global monetary system at Bretton Woods and the rise of the USD as reserve currency, thus helping to solidify the U.S.'s role in dictating policy world-wide.
C. The military-industrial complex saw massive profits as a result of perpetual war, thus supplying a profit-driven motive to foreign intervention and the massive build-up of the military as well as the selling of arms and munitions to foreign governments, thus ensuring that international conflict would be perpetual.
III. 3 international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role
A. Cuba -- Bay of Pigs
B. Vietnam
C. Iraq
IV. 3 driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. (Consider treaties, exit strategies, elections, wars, etc.)
A. The spread of Communism (pretext for invasion): CIA efforts to overthrow dictators who did not embrace U.S. interests in their countries (Gleijeses, 1995)
B. Soviet containment: the idea that the Vietnam War grew out of a policy of containment (Herrmann, 1986)
C. The UN: R2P Doctrine:…
