"...they are children playing with countries..."

D. Boon, 1984, back when America's overseas meddling efforts were focused primarily on Central America:

Untitled Song for Latin America
The Western hemisphere
and all inside
we know who is murdering the innocent
they are children playing with guns
they are children playing with countries
mining harbors
creating contras
the games they play
the lives they will take
they bank their money in the country
they steal from the innocent
(a colonial trait that is much too old)
the banks, the lives, the profits, the lies
the banks, the profits, the lives, the lies
I would call it genocide
any other word would be a lie

George Bush, October 2000, just a few months before he would have to start keeping his campaign-trail promises:

If we don't have a clear vision of the military, if we don't stop extending our troops all around the world and nation building missions, then we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road, and I'm going to prevent that.