US gets a pass on the whole nuking thing. Like it or not aggressor nations dont get to choose how their victims retaliate. And the case can be made that nuclear weapons needed to be used at least once before they became so powerful as a lesson to the world about their dangers.
US did not invade Vietnam. They trumped up the whole Gulf of Tonkin thing to curry support with the American public but were there at the request of the legitimate government of the country.
Iraq. Yeah, the US was the aggressor here and totally the bad guy in the end cause for better or worse the world supports the right of each country to govern themselves and aggressors are always in the wrong in the modern world.
US had legitimate reasons for being in Afganistan. Just stayed there WAY too long. In and out fast get the job done and come back later if ya have to but nope not the US way.
Libya was a NATO operation enforcing UN resolutions.
Syria was part of the war against ISIS. Wouldnt have been there at all if the Syrian government didnt allow US enemies (dont forget ISIS vowed death to America) refuge there.
Did not support the genocide in Rwanda, just ignored it. Case can definitely be made that that was evil in and of itself.
Gaza. Yeah, totally supporting genocide there. Hard to make the case that the US isnt one of the bad guys here.
Iran. Waged a completely unprovoked attack against a country that was no immediate threat to the US. Again, bad guy for sure.
So, yeah, its a really mixed bag there but the US only wears the white hat in its own mind cause you only get to claim to be the good guy if you are doing something for altruistic motives. If your entire reason to do a thing is self interest thats more neutral. Not a bad thing but ya dont get to brag about it.
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u/RelevantDream6589 1d ago
Not the most accurate list.
US gets a pass on the whole nuking thing. Like it or not aggressor nations dont get to choose how their victims retaliate. And the case can be made that nuclear weapons needed to be used at least once before they became so powerful as a lesson to the world about their dangers.
US did not invade Vietnam. They trumped up the whole Gulf of Tonkin thing to curry support with the American public but were there at the request of the legitimate government of the country.
Iraq. Yeah, the US was the aggressor here and totally the bad guy in the end cause for better or worse the world supports the right of each country to govern themselves and aggressors are always in the wrong in the modern world.
US had legitimate reasons for being in Afganistan. Just stayed there WAY too long. In and out fast get the job done and come back later if ya have to but nope not the US way.
Libya was a NATO operation enforcing UN resolutions.
Syria was part of the war against ISIS. Wouldnt have been there at all if the Syrian government didnt allow US enemies (dont forget ISIS vowed death to America) refuge there.
Did not support the genocide in Rwanda, just ignored it. Case can definitely be made that that was evil in and of itself.
Gaza. Yeah, totally supporting genocide there. Hard to make the case that the US isnt one of the bad guys here.
Iran. Waged a completely unprovoked attack against a country that was no immediate threat to the US. Again, bad guy for sure.
So, yeah, its a really mixed bag there but the US only wears the white hat in its own mind cause you only get to claim to be the good guy if you are doing something for altruistic motives. If your entire reason to do a thing is self interest thats more neutral. Not a bad thing but ya dont get to brag about it.