Does Our Foreign Policy Reflect Our Values?

We're America!!! Right? Even our superheroes are patriotic. Superman was dedicated to "truth, justice and the American way" What a great guy he was. We stand up to evil. We support democracies. And we oppose dictatorships no matter what. Right? Isn't that 100% what we stand for? I'm on to something here, aren't I? Can you hear the cannons of war bringing liberation to the oppressed? Surveys have shown that people around the world see America's government as one that makes a conscious effort to protect the rights of its citizens. Even Middle Eastern countries with a rocky history as far as America is concerned see it as a country with a very fair government towards it's own people. Those same surveys however have also tended to imply that in the minds of many foreign citizens, America's values are not reflected in its foreign policies. When it comes to who we side with, the surveys reflect an opinion that America talks a good game, but ultimately...