Rich country? Last I checked we were close to a trillion in debt. Massive borrowing and debt doesn't equate to rich in my books. I'm all for peace, no doubt about it. We are not in any financial position to borrow more money to help further foreign causes. Especially not at the risk of one of our most if not the most precious assets, citizens, as in our military personnel. It's political grandstanding at best. Nothing noble about this at all.