I really have a lot of concerns regarding the safety of this country and our citizens ( non-citizen people residing here are still in some danger but not as much as citizens). I don't think any country or it's leaders have to influence our government into anything - I think most of it is already planned before the public knows anything and most of the "reasons" for conflicts the public is given, are fictional. Our government is and has been corrupt for a very long time. I don't even pay much attention to what I hear on the news, unless it is something I can verify personally - because even most of the local news has been stretched out of proportion. Just be careful what you base your beliefs and thoughts on is what I am saying, especially where the government and it's practices are concerned.