Seriously though, the USA is virtually always bad.

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    Ah yes how could I forget a war that the US only joined years late and well after millions of people had already died. A war where the US setup their own concentration camps for Japanese Americans. A war where the US used nuclear bombs to obliterate civilians in an unprecedented way. SURELY that war the US was definitely the good guys there.

    And then Ukraine, a war where the US is giving unlimited guns to literal Nazis and shoving civilians into an endless and completely unnecessary meat grinder. Yeah definitely the objective good guys in that conflict. Also the US was largely at fault for the conflict in the first place so even if they were objectively the good guys here it would be them cleaning up their mess. They aren’t though they’re making it worse.

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      Was WWII the US’s fault? No it wasn’t. Was it good they joined? Yes, you even agree since you think they joined to late. (And I agree they joined too let too) So that fits the qualifications of the first question.

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        Was WWII the US’s fault? No it wasn’t.

        Hitler was heavily inspired by American treatment of Native Americans and black people. Although not completely, he thought the one drop rule was a little too much.

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          You want to explain that giant limbo to me? The US wasn’t even in on the treaty of Versailles if that’s what you’re taking about.

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            The US wasn’t even in on the treaty of Versailles if that’s what you’re talking about.

            The US however was very stringent in demanding repayment for all weapons it provided to UK and France, with interest, which necessitated those countries being harsh with Germany over war reparations in turn. German war reparations essentially all flowed to America, to say they weren’t in on the treaty is true but it’s sleight of hand ignoring the role US played in dictating the economic direction of Europe through its role as creditor.

            Then, you had US industrialists funding and working with the Nazis as they rose to power.

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      There are a few literal Nazis on both sides. Ukraine doesn’t have any in the government or high command apparatus.

      Why is the meat grinder unnecessary? Should Ukraine just give up it’s sovereignty and become part of Russia? If not, the war remains necessary.