I think one of the most telling stories about the United States is that during World War 1 the American President suggested making a Good Guy Club for every major country so they could keep better track of each other and after some badgering the Europeans were like “Fine we’ll do it” and that’s how the League of Nations was formed

But then the politicians back in the US started arguing about what they wanted out of the League and the major branches of government couldn’t agree on whether or not to join so the United States ended up being the only war-involved country that never became part of the organization they themselves founded