Marginalized internationally?

[Grislygus]

To tell you the truth, mainly Israel. A large part of our police image stems from that... situation.

They have incredibly close ties with us, and if they can forge similar ties with other superpowers, then pehaps we can delicately extract ourselves from the Middle East, assuming that no other wars boil over.

Of course, I do have a tendency to assume that the reason we keep being drawn into Middle Eastern conflicts because Israel is a close ally, and quite a few individuals feel that I'm somewhat optimistic.