There’s no doubt that the US Establishment often act in an extremely selfish manner. For example, the US dropped a quarter million bombs in Cambodia, killed off half a million people, and now are demanding that the Cambodian government pay back the loan the US made to Cambodia after it sent the Cambodia people into famine because of the bombing, and the Agent Orange sprays. Fury in Cambodia as US asks to be paid back hundreds of millions in war debts And the country has a GDP per capita of ~ $3 per day.
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Vietnam also had to pay the US for the bullets it used to kill off 2 million Vietnamese. Vietnam to Repay U.S. for Loans to SouthAnd the Iraqi people owe the US military contractors $57 billion, with interest, for invading their country and killing off 1 million people. To this end, the US government reached a settlement with the Iraqi government to set aside 30% of Iraq’s oil revenue for debt payment. This - when we know that Iraq was invaded under false pretense. Q&A: Iraqs Debt Basically, the US can behave like an asshole because it doesn’t need to look good to attract allies anymore. I mean, even if you are pissed, what can you do about it?
Since WW2 the US has not faced a major power, even during the height of the cold war…
Why? Because they may lose. Then you take a look at where big wars were fought - There was a peak during the Korean War in 1950, and a peak for the Vietnam War starting in 1965. Both places where the US was confident of victory. The US has fought wars where it’s expected to win, basically.
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