12-08-2010, 03:41 AM
We started Spainish American war, we started Mexican American war, we started War of 1812, we cleared out phillopeeno rebels by some of the most brutal methods ever known. We invaded and replaced 19 governments in south and central america. Not to mention Perry Forceing Japan to trade with us in 1857. The "Black Ships" is still considered a saying of doom/bad luck in Japan.
We strongly influenced The Boxer rebellion by forceing the Chinese to buy opium from us. WW1 was mostly over by the time we got into it, however it was done more because JP Morgan was worrid about looseing his holdings in Britain. Plus Britain and France didn't want the US forming treaties with Germany, thus the plot in Mexico and the Lusitania, wich had weapons on board. Esentially the British used civilians as human shields.
WW2 wasn't started by us persay, but we certainly helped matters by chooseing sides and supplying them with weapons and equipment. Hell China's airforce was basically American planes with American piolets and American mechanics shooting American bullets. The only thing Chinese about the Flying Tigers was the chinese emblame on the wings. Not to mention cutting off all trade with Japan and creating an oil embargo.
Korea was a UN thing, even though we did the bulk of the fighting.
Vietnam was a France problem intially, we kinda got snookered into that one.
I'm not saying the US is evil incarnate here, I'm pro American across the board. What I am saying is that the US has traditionally been aggressive diplomatically. That America is not afraid to get it's hand's bloody.
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