No they did not (especially false for US, think about why). And if they did, that's still not a good argument. The fact that we have had something done in the p

No they did not (especially false for US, think about why). And if they did, that's still not a good argument. The fact that we have had something done in the past is not a good argument to keep doing it - US past is full of things that weren't good and shouldn't be done.