Honduras was the original 'banana republic,' and its poverty remains extreme.
Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II.
Pessimism is rife in Israel.
Pundits are used to analyzing the gap between what our ideals suggest and what our security interests require.
The intersection of religion and world politics has often been a bloody crossroads.
A great nation like the United States has many and varied interests, and we need both to do business with tyrants and to engage constantly in multilateral diplomacy.