Wars We Are In and Wars to Come

Wha has America become?  How did we end up in a situation of never-ending war? This is not what our forefathers envisioned. We fought to escape an empire. Is this the beginning of the American empire or is this the end? What has all this death and destruction gained for the average American?  Cui Bono? Who benefits? Let's look at the conflicts America has engaged in and talk about it. Has it made us safer? Have we prospered? Let me know.