Iraq. Libya. Two sovereign nations in the Middle East and North Africa that have been decimated by the grips of war and terrorism due to the lack of leadership in these nations. But what happened to the leadership and governments in these nations? Well, they got a bit of ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’ from the U.S.

The subject of regime change is one that is always on the minds of some in Washington, as the war machine and will to spread ‘democracy’ to nations that simply don’t want it simply is always a topic of debate. Sen. John McCain seemingly wants to be involved in every conflict everywhere in the world while Sen. Lindsey Graham wants to put troops everywhere forever. These two also miss the boat when it comes to the civil war in Syria, as they are looking to put more U.S. troops in harm’s way to topple yet another Middle Eastern government. What could go wrong?

As the U.S. continues to pour troops into the Middle East, the demand from Washington to topple President Bashar Al-Assad and the Syrian government has never been higher. But when looking at the possible consequences, those in favor of toppling Damascus simply turn a blind eye to recent history and ignorantly scream to spread our ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom’ because a nation that has developed for decades under that form of government is definitely in desperate need of a change. This is simply false.

The U.S. shouldn’t be focused on the internal affairs of other nations and should instead be focused on the internal affairs of our nation. Instead of pouring billions of dollars and thousands of lives into war, the U.S. should use these resources at home.

The simple reality is that toppling another government in the Middle East will only be fueling the fires of terrorism and only furthering the destabilization of the Middle East. As we look into our Middle Eastern policy, we must realize that our actions are making the world far less safe than it is was before we acted. We simply cannot afford to make the same mistake again.