Oh, but you are so wrong Krusty. It was brought to us. As soon as they quit targeting military & embassies, they made it personal to every American. Which in turn makes it personal to Brits & the French & Germans, as well as New Zealanders. Because, if they can strike here, they could have just as easily blown up Big Ben, or the Eiffel Tower. If we, the west, or better yet, NATO, treat them so badly, where are the armies & navies? It seems the governments prefer our money over their theology. They preach hatred of the Great Satan while lining their pockets with the gold of that exact creature. Maybe if the citizens were free to protest, they would see the Great Satan is in their own leaders & power brokers. Our country doesn't interfere any more than any other country. It's called politics. Britain spys on us, we spy on Israel, France spys on Russia. When there is a weakness spotted, the spotting country takes advantage. This is nothing new. It's as old than the original sin. As for interfering, I, again, invite anyone who thinks they can live without a strong America to give it a go. Hell, they may be right. We don't have all the answers. We've sure made a hell of go of it though. The world has advanced more since this country was founded that in the previous 10,000 years. Makes one curious as to why, doesn't it.
My point about other countries stepping up to the plate had nothing to do with NZ supporting it's allies. It has to do with the socialist mentality that has overtaken most of the world governments, including ours. Britain has been attacked, as has most of the EU countries. Not one of them decided once was enough. If we had gone to help Israel, or Jordan or Egypt, we would be interfereing. Had Italy decided that one terrorist attack was enough & decided to go to war, we would have backed an ally. But they didn't. Well, we have had enough. We've watched it happen for decades & nothing was done because nobody asked our assitance. Fair enough, it's just criminals acting as criminals & their judicial system will handle it. That certainly seemed to work didn't it. We aren't the only victims. We are however, the only country to have the cajones to try & stop it. Better than crying in our tea doncha think?