# America should police the world & its past efforts have been net-positive

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**Created:** [November 13, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-should-police-the-world-its-past-efforts-have-been-net-positive/771802 "2016-11-13T13:20:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-should-police-the-world-its-past-efforts-have-been-net-positive/771802/7 "2016-11-14T08:45:45Z")

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> [@Anyone interested in some lateral thinking puzzles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-some-lateral-thinking-puzzles/102304/121):
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> We over reacted with Japan

On the last trip out the Imperial Navy malfunctioned. There were problems and a few deaths were involved.

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