The US should and should not

A common question in Skypeland that arises over and over, is "What should the US do in the world?" It is amazing to have people claim on one hand, that the US should never interfere in the rest of the world, and then in the next breath have them blame the US for not interfering with a much heavier hand to force foreign governments to treat their people better. Amazing. I always tell them, it is impossible for the US to both interfere and not interfere at the same time. And somehow, they never seem to sense a contradiction...