" for now it's hell of a mess, and there is some responsibility for this on the part of the USA,"
Off the top of my head, I can only think of a few countries that aren't better off after being touched by the USA.
Much of the World is in better shape as a result of capitalism. America doesn't own it, but is the most obvious example of what capitalism can bring.
Venezuela, for one and that's because of the Communist Chavez. I know little about conditions in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala.
Three black marks that I recognize are Lebanon , Libya and Egypt, to some extent. The Generals my bail us out from Obama's Arab Spring, in Egypt.
North Korea and Iran are the victims of their own governments.
Vietnam seems to be prospering due to their industrious population. And by working capitalism into their system. The same goes for China.
Let's not leave out the hundreds of millions that live in the former Soviet Block of countries. They are far better off due to being touched by America.
Now, if we can just get rid of Obama.
I'll not apologize for America's past. The good far out weighs the bad.
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