In 1839, John L. Sullivan wrote a piece in his magazine "Democratic Review" that seems to have shaped American popular attitude to foriegn affairs since then;

In other words, America is the last best hope for humanity.

And boy, have you been busy at bringing the world American ideals;
http://www.zmag.org/CrisesCurEvts/interventions.htm

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"I see no reason why...there should not arise a United States of Europe" Winston Churchill, 1946

I'm not so sure every one of those listed in the link you provided are US military interventions by the US on another country. Some listed are within US borders, and here's an example of one that wasn't an intervention by the US at all:

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

I agree with Senax, many of those on the list aren't real interventions (Iran 1946, come on), but I think it's safe to say most of them are valid.
The importance of those interventions is misleading, it equates WWII with (real) police actions. It also doesn't list the countless political/economic interventions done by the US in countries within and outside its sphere of influence.

If one were to make a similar list for France, Britain or maybe even the USSR, in the same timeframe the list would grow to rather similar lengths.

i think that was a return attack for the US putting 100 marines into some arab place...can't remember specifics.

Or the predator drone strike.

This link is fluff and a waste of time as support for a negative stance on american activity. For example does it mention WHY we invaded Panama? How about 1) Noriega was a known drug trafficker, and 2) He declared a state of war on the US. A statement of activity is nothing in and of itself. It is neither negative or positive.

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lambaste me not

This is said to make the U.S. look like we are what? We are the richest nation in history and we have most of the highest technology and war making equipment in the world. Our "stuff" costs ALOT, and that is why the figure is so large. In other words, so what.

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As president Wilson use to say, "Nothing is more fun than having a brain and knowing how to use it".

debt doesn't = rich

I know you love to bash America mouse....

But even you would have to admit that the continent of North America that the US presides over is possibly the "breadbasket" of the world.

America possesses vast natural resources and large quantities of highly arable land. IF America so choose, she could feed, clothe, and house(provided construction materials) the whole world.

Of course that would be a perfect world devoid of farm subsidies and democrat/republican/independant greed. In other words..

Fantasyland.

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"I haven't made you angry, have I?" -Malcolm Reynolds

single most powerful/able defiantly. but it wouldn't call it a rich country. wealth per person certianly isn't the highest. and i wouldn't call a person with a lot of crediti cards rich, i'd say they have power and credit, but i'd rathe thrust the man with a pot of gold rather than a dozen credit cards.

america has a lot of buying 'power' and other countrys don't mind loaning the US money, but lets not confuse it with rich.