You Might Want to Rephrase That

I was at a briefing today when one of the mid-level military officers, a LTC or colonel or something, was explaining what he had done in his military career before his current assignment.  He was of course extremely important - I've never met someone who wasn't extraordinarily important, according to that person's own version - and he played a critical role in determining US actions globally.  So he actually said that his role was to "bring down those governments that aren't in compliance with US foreign policy."  We were flabbergasted.  I never realized other governments were obligated to "comply" with US foreign policy, and I am pretty sure that we come up with much better reasons to overthrow governments than their "non-compliance."  I don't remember much of the rest of the briefing - he really didn't have much to say - but I thought this part was important.