Technically you are right, but the Japanese government made the choice by themselves. They had the option to surrender before Hirosjima. After Hirosjima, before Nagasaki, they had the option to surrender. They chose not to. Had the U.S. not used the weapon, the war could (and probably would) have cost millions of more lives.
Really awesome choice here. You could have surrendered. Next time there are terrorists holding hostages and demanding the U.S. president to step down and their colleagues in Guantanamo to be freed, you would have had the option to surrender.
If it would not have been for the brave Americans, millions of blacks wouldn't have been imported here and then enslaved.
And the Dutch. And the English. And the Spanish. That was a thing of that era.
Fair point. I only was one in a team of four bank robbers. My colleagues are responsible, certainly not me - I only got the biggest share of the profits.
If it would not have been for the brave Americans, the native americans who lived here before would still be alive, before we wiped them out by giving them blankets laced with small pox -- an act of genocide using a weapon of mass destruction.
That's even longer ago. You can't compare our generations with generations centuries ago. If it would not have been for the Catholic Church, no suspected witch would ever have been burned. Same story, same history lesson.
World War 2 will soon have been a century ago.
If it would not have been for the brave Americans... ah, well, the list goes on.
I get your point, I really do. But instead of focusing on the negative sides of your country, focus on the positive ones. Every society can be evil. I chose to live in the U.S. because at this point in time I feel that the U.S. is the less evil of all (is that proper grammar?). There are things that I disagree with, like Guantanamo, like Assange, like Manning, like the TSA's groping, but in the end, it's not that bad.
My point is, that in the end you always just look at the positive stuff and make decisions based only on them. U.S. politicians keep enforcing their laws in foreign countries and for their profit. The war in Iraq was (and still is!) not about the suppressed people, but about oil. Their morale is ridiculous: Iran should no be allowed to have nuclear weapons, but we have submarines equipped with up t tens of them each. Of course no one want Iran to have nuclear weapons, but frankly no one wants the U.S. to have nuclear weapons either. Clean up at home first.
Additionally, if something is decided in a team and turns out well (such as the no-fly-zone in Libya), you want all the credit. Honestly, this no-fly zone was mostly the work of France after being voted on by the NATO.
Of course the U.S. sometimes brings freedom and democracy, but most of their attempts fail and result in hundred thousands of deaths.
The proper grammar would be "the U.S. is the least evil of all".
