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I mean, the US invaded two countries under false pretences and killed hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom were disintegrated into dust, and instead of "offended letters" from some ambassadors, had many other countries show strong support.

But it's the middle east countries that are a problem.




Which countries were those?

Iraq was definitely invaded under false pretenses: "WMD".

Afghanistan was not: it really did have Al Qaeda training camps and the Taliban refused to do anything about it. Of course, you can argue that the US expanded the mission greatly from "squash OBL and AQ" to "overthrow the Taliban and turn Afghanistan into New Norway", which was doomed to failure, but the initial invasion (of the AQ camps) was justified. Don't forget, the US didn't just invade and take over all by itself: it partnered with some pre-existing rebel groups and helped them take over and set up a new government.


The US-backed Middle Eastern countries can be a problem also.


Yes sadly, it is in fact the middle east countries that are the problem. That's why they got invaded.


Unfortunately, the biggest "problem country" in the middle east is the one that's the safest from US invasion.




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