You're dam* ed if you don't and dam*ed if you do. It is a no-win/can't win situation. So what do you do? Go in or stay out? Help or don't help? Intervene or don't? Why?

If it's not going to make any difference I might as well stay out.

I just try and do what is right in my mind with the understanding there will always be people that waiting to criticize.  

 What I meant to convey is that no matter what you do people will criticize. Going into a country for example to stop genocide. Should we intervene or not? Nationalists want us to stay the he ** out of other countires and just do what is good for the US. Others say we are guilty of doing nothing to help. It's so frustrating when the people are divided and there is no clear indication of what the majority want. Thank you for your reply AndyB and Happy Friday to thee! :) 

Here's what I'm thinking of specifically PeaPod. Should the US intervene in countries where genocide is occurring? Or should we stay out?  What is the right thing to do?  Some or many US citizens want us to stay out of internal affairs of other countries and just concentrate on our country's welfare whereas others blame us for not intervening and not trying to stop genocide. What do you think is the right thing to do? When the country's citizens are so divided we cannot get any clear idea of what the majority want to do. And is the majority always right? Thank you for your reply! :)

that would depend on what the situation is

Thank you for your reply pearl! :)