Only 250 years old, America has done more for human freedom than any power in history
Like the Romans, Mongols, and so many great powers in history, modern European nations used their military power to establish global empires predicated on trade, extracted wealth, and political influence. But these empires always viewed their foreign “subjects” as just that, subject servants to the central power in London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Madrid.
TL;DR
- Historical empires, unlike the U.S., viewed foreign populations as subjects to be exploited.
- The U.S. has repeatedly fought for foreign freedom and defended international borders.
- Significant American sacrifices in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq are detailed.
- Over a million Americans were seriously wounded in these conflicts.
- The Philippine-American War is noted as an imperfection, resulting in hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths.