That has nothing to do with manifest destiny or even the average American. People are almost completely unaware of how many bases we have abroad, etc.
You are trying to paint a portrait of Americans in general that is flagrantly false.
You are trying to paint a portrait of Americans in general that is flagrantly false.
Much evidence points to the sentiment that the US behaves like a modern-day Rome and has attempted (or is attempting) to achieve “Pax Americana” globally. Again, not necessarily a bad concept as the world could always use more stability.
Many people explicitly hate this and want to see money diverted from that to stuff like education, etc.
Americans aren't one singular unit that agree on issues, especially things like foreign policy.