I'm not an American but I don't think it's too "isolationist".
What's different about that than saying: "I want the food that I buy to feed my family". "I want the money I pay on my shelter to shelter my family."
It seems that everyone, wants the money they spend to help them and their loved ones to one extent or another. Saying I want to help my countrymen I read as just being an exstention to this.
You're both correct of course. I used the term isolationist because America has a reputation for outward generosity. If you ignore the past 25 years where all aid (generosity) has been tied to extraneous religious/political demands America has by far been the most generous world donor to disaster relief and other world development programs (again I'm ignoring the accusations of world manipulation that any super power does as it 'polices' the world).
More and more frequently I hear statements from Americans about looking after 'home' first despite the fact that looking at the statistics Americans should lead an idyllic life while many go hungry every night.
Being the only world super power (at least for the next 20 years) the world can't afford America to constantly look inwards. If it does, it will loose it's super power status even more quickly.
What's different about that than saying: "I want the food that I buy to feed my family". "I want the money I pay on my shelter to shelter my family."
It seems that everyone, wants the money they spend to help them and their loved ones to one extent or another. Saying I want to help my countrymen I read as just being an exstention to this.