>I'm curious why you leave Pol Pot, Rwanda, the Soviet Union out of your statement.
That's like asking why someone left Cheetos out of their discussion of Twinkies. 1) Irrelevant, 2) Not a flattering comparison.
It does tell us who you think the United States' peers are. I wouldn't think to compare the US to machete-wielding Hutus or the horrific Japanese invasion of China during WWII; you seem to think that's pretty fair.
That's like asking why someone left Cheetos out of their discussion of Twinkies. 1) Irrelevant, 2) Not a flattering comparison.
It does tell us who you think the United States' peers are. I wouldn't think to compare the US to machete-wielding Hutus or the horrific Japanese invasion of China during WWII; you seem to think that's pretty fair.