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I'd say US has a petty good record in the 20th century: WWI WWII Cold War All won. And for the latter two (I personally think Germany losing WWI was the worst
by omonra 13y ago
I'd say US has a petty good record in the 20th century:
WWI
WWII
Cold War
All won. And for the latter two (I personally think Germany losing WWI was the worst thing that happened to Europe), I am 100% on the side of the US (particular tactics notwithstanding).
- vidarh 13y agoI don't know what you are trying to say. It sounds like you've missed the point of the quote, which is understandable as it's not very transparent from that one sentence. To put the Vonnegut quote in fuller context: "One of the great American tragedies is to have participated in a just war. It’s been possible for politicians and movie-makers to encourage us we’re always good guys. The Second World War absolutely had to be fought. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. But we never talk about the people we kill. This is never spoken of." The point of the quote is that the US participation in just wars like WWII has given the US government a free pass in a vast number of other conflicts where it's behaviour has been shameful, as well as when it comes to the behaviour in specific instances in just wars. And this has happened to a great extent with the intelligence agencies too.
- riffraff 13y agocough korea and vietam cough
- omonra 13y agoSure - both engagements were part of the Cold War which US has won.
- donquichotte 13y agoEverybody knows that nobody won the cold war.