Try Syria and Libya where the "rebels" are funded by the CIA and supplied with arms and intelligence, including that supplied by the British.
There are als0 the Israeli`s, backed by the USA who are the tool of the West - a divisive Nuclear power which has unholy alliances with the likes of Saudia - Arabia, who rely on the USA, Britain and France for their majority of weapons.
Those weapons are being used in a proxy war against Yemen to commit genocide.
If we add in the CIA backed overthrow of the elected president in Bolivia and attempted coup in Venezuela - your "logical view" is very simplistic and untrue.
Recruitment of armed men and disciples isnt restricted to physical boundaries on a map.
Psychops ["Brainwashing"] isnt the privilege of a few select rogue states or terrorists.
Read up on the history of the Special Operations Executive, just to begin with.
The concept of "them" and "us", "good guy - bad guy" is a myth.
Military governance and purpose is muddied by self interest, subversion of democratic states, imperial motives, natural resources and colonialism.