I think most people are frustrated with the US because they appear to control this "western world" that we're apart of. The problem here is that alot of us are actually apposed to war, no matter what the excuse. So bringing US troops to this country seems rather unnecessary, and slightly provoking.
People always single out the US because it appears they always try cover up whats actually going on, and make things seem better or worse than they actually are, through their mass media powerhouse.
What is the truth?? No one can actually answer that- however no one can deny the statistics below either....
1940s - nuked Japan. Death toll: 145,000 to date in Nagasaki, 250,000 in Hiroshima
1947-49 - U.S. helps command extreme-right Greece party in Civil War. Death toll: about 70,000 contributed by US-backed forces
1948-54 - CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion in Philippines. Death toll: about 11,000
1950 - Independence movement crushed in Ponce, Puerto Rico Death toll: conservative historians estimated about 8,000 peasants
1950-53 - Korean War Death toll: about 1,776,000
1952 - CIA overthrows Democracy in Iran, installs Shah Death toll: about 20,000
1954 - CIA directs invasion of Guatemala after new Democracy there nationalized U.S.-occupied lands Death toll: about 140,000 missing and dead
1958 - In Lebanon, marine occupation against rebels Death toll: about 2,000
1960-75+ - Vietnam War including Cambodia and Laos Death toll: about 4,502,000 including civilians and resulting famines (conservative estimates)
1961 - Cuba's Bay of Pigs Invasion fails Death toll: about 4,000
1963 - In Iraq, CIA organizes coup against President and agrees to back formerly exiled Saddam Death toll: about 7,000 including civilians
1964 - In Panama, troops kill protesters against US-owned canal Death toll: about 1,000
1965 - CIA assists Indonesian coup Death toll: about 900,000
1966 - Troops and bombers threaten pro-communist parties in Dominican Republic Death toll: about 3,000
1966-96 - Green berets in Guatemala against rebels, US backs pro-American forces in country until 1996 Death toll: about 200,000
1970 - Directs marine invasion of Oman Death toll: about 2,000
1973 - CIA directs coup to oust elected Marxist president in Chile Death toll: 30,000... 3,000 later disappeared under US-installed dictator
1976-92 - CIA assists South-African rebels in Angola Death toll: median estimate at 550,000
1981-90 - CIA directs Contra invasions in Nicaragua Death toll: median estimate at 30,000
1982-84 - Marines expel Lebanese rebels, aided by Israel Death toll: 40,000
1987-88 - US intervenes for Iraq against Iran Death toll: about 150,000 during time-frame, 100,000 during Desert Storm, 350,000 from resulting famine
1989 - US invades to oust CIA-installed Panamanian government gone rouge Death toll: 2,000
1992-94 - US-led occupation of Somalia during civil war Death toll: 50,000 in combat, 300,000 by starvation
2001+ - US Occupies Afghanistan Death toll: 120,000 including civilians and combatants and resulting Opium Wars
2003+ - Iraqi War Death toll: 665,000 also by starvation, displacement
TOTAL: 10,431,000
And that doesn't even include POWs, classified information, and WW2 pre-nuke! Source(s): http://japanifik.wordpress.com/2008/08/0… http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asah… http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat3… http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/… http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia… http://www.consortiumnews.com/archive/st… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6…
