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All were self-serving. Don't make it seem as if the founding fathers of America were altruists. They were all looking after their own interests and the main interest was independence, which they coalesced around.
You might think its a joke, but they do have galactic interests, which is why NASA exists. Locating threats to the planet, searching for life, new materials to keep building things. American factions might differ on many things, but this country is based on Liberalism - especially its economic facet (capitalism). They don't agree on everything, but they do negotiate everything and decide to do what they believe can best secure their goals. Realpolitik and capitalism are the main ideologies of this country and they are based on attaining materials for public consumption.
You're talking about lame policy differences that don't make much difference. Some things can be debated, because they don't matter. Others, however, aren't for debate and there is a single rationality dictating that. Dems and Repubs are two wings of the same bird.
Contingency. The administration did not believe that Cuba and the USSR would react in such a way during the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Not only that, but Latin American nations didn't 100% support the U.S. in the Organization of American States and the U.N. was also pissed. U.S. can't do what it wants in Latin America without consensus.
for the most part, i agree with this.
however, i dont believe that all politicians, past or present, are completely self serving. some of the founders owned slaves, and some did not. that fact alone shows that there were/are varying degrees of integrity among them. i also believe that there are some who attempt to do what they believe is the right thing for the country, but they are shackled by certain realities (campaign finance/public opinion) so they do what they feel they can within those bounds. then, there are others (a lot) who are entirely in the game for themselves, and their special interest cronies. some are likely a mix of all 3.
to me, this same notion applies to would-be false flags and other puppeteering activities. occasionally they may not agree on what type of shady shit to do, or they may just not need to do it any longer. but it does happen where one faction, or even one individual says, "we're not doing that shit."