They are a society manipulated heavily by propaganda, run by rich elites and pushed into an unproductive war by a political dictatorship supported by the elites

They are a society manipulated heavily by propaganda, run by rich elites and pushed into an unproductive war by a political dictatorship supported by the elites. Perhaps everyone should have stopped doing business with the USA for the last few decades for the same reason. You can creatively frame a problem any way you choose. All countries have a problem with media, elites and politicians. We should aim to solve those problems, not cut a large chunk of the planet off. They are people too.