I don't think it's all about race. That was just one of four adjectives that I used. But fundamentally I think they were (and are) viewed as more "different" fr

I don't think it's all about race. That was just one of four adjectives that I used. But fundamentally I think they were (and are) viewed as more "different" from us and so naturally we feel less empathy and kinship. I think something like the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre would be less likely to happen in a scenario where US troops are fighting a proxy war in Canada. The points you make about Iraq, war profiteers, and context are all spot-on and very informative. Thank you.