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Originally Posted by VoiceofReason
And the incidences where we were wrong and the other guy was right?
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The war in Iraq was one big mistake for example. But my point is that if america says the opposite of the entire international community the americans still do what they think is good.
How many democratic chosen governments were overthrown the last 50 years in South America?
The entire world is taking measures to prevent climate change, the us doesnt want it because youre economy would grow slower.
That is what I mean with america thinks they are always right.
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It would have been better had we not? And ever since we did all the opportunities to use them again and we didn't. In fact the US could have pretty much taken over the world but we didn't.
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You can't take over the world with firepower, you can only change who has the power. See what is happening in Iraq, they have thrown over their government but did they take over Iraq? Afghanistan same story, in Kabul it is save but in the rest of the country the Taliban still rule. Vietnam, well, lets dont even mention that one.
To take over a country you need the people to support you, it is not that the one with the biggest gun is automatically the leader.
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When has the US ever not supported the liberty and freedom of people and their right to form their own representitive government? When was the goal for us to take over another country and make it a part of the US rather than removing a tyranical dictatorial ruler and freeing the people of that country?
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Guatemala, Chile, Panama.
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I guess we should never have gone to war Europe and should have let Hitler just have it.
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I expected this one. The reason why it worked in Europe was because the people wanted you there. The us military was welcomed into our cities. But that happened 60 years ago and we are still very greatfull for that but that does not mean that you can do everything you want and expect from us to shut up.
I think, and many people with me, that the us picks up weapons to soon while there are still other options. The reason for that type of behaviour lies in the fact that the us havent had a war for a long time on their own soil. You have been involved in many wars but after the fighting you could always return to the us where everything was the same as you left it. Here we still have traces of the war left. We still find german bombs in the ground, the city where I live was completely destroyed. We don't have an old city centre anymore. Almost every building is less than 70 years old. A few kilometres from my house is still a piece of a brick wall with barbed wire on top. On it is a plaque which states: Behind this wall Jews were kept and made ready for transport to Auschwiz.
All this brings a historical believe about the war that Americans dont have, and I think that is the main reason why americans want to go to war when europeans say lets try to talk.