I just want to vocally support your having expressed this view. I don't necessarily agree wholesale with the position, but I think it's a perfectly reasonable and sound preference to have, but one that, if said in public, with your real identity attached to it, you may be admonished for.
And that I find to be a shame -- that we find it so difficult to see the logic in a position we may disagree with.
Because in reality, it leads to the bigger guy (America) bullying the smaller guys (middle east, central and south america, etc) in the name of making life better for Americans. Now that China is in the fray, and India to a lesser extent, Americans will start feeling the real cost of having such a high standard of living compared to others.
The other thing is, I don't just apply this to international politics, I'm a firm believer in working to change your local politics as much as possible above all else.
How your city runs is both more accessible to the layperson and has a far bigger impact on your day-to-day experience than federal stuff, for example.
That's not to say I'd eschew federal level politics--I'm a huge proponent for socialized medicine, stringent environmental regulations, and a host of other stuff.
But when I go out and campaign, I do it for local folks.
And that I find to be a shame -- that we find it so difficult to see the logic in a position we may disagree with.