Response to edited post here:

Ah, but they have already. If you take away all of its traditions and "honor", it's not much different from your typical terrorist organization.

The US military is the hand of the Government. I wanted to join in on the party for the longest time, knowing of the US Government's countless crimes, but once it was made clear that they were just its hand, I couldn't bring myself to join. It's yet another cog in the giant abomination which is the US Government.

Yeah, this is a case where Guilt by Association works because they're actively helping with the endless death and destruction which the US just loves to export.

Now that we're where we were (lolwut?) at when I said my previous quote, I'll say it again:

Manifest Destiny happened.

That was the first domino to fall in many which led the US to move into a de-facto Imperial State. The US is like Rome, and it's transitioned from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.


Isn't it so nice living in Pax Americana?

For me, it's a matter of forgiveness, or retribution. With Germany? I can tolerate their crimes, because they've had to deal with so much punishment after wwII. With the UK? Their Empire dissolved in their hands. Russia? They're a rump state.

With the US though. They're more powerful than ever, and they've hardly even apologized for even a single needless death they've wrought, let alone the millions of people's blood they have on their hands.