What you don't seem to understand is that even if you grew up in the US, you are not the US government.
So to prevent dictatorship, it is legitimate to lie to the whole world, like with the WMD, and kill more than 800 000 civilians just in Iraq ?
Sorry to not agree with that very strange idea.
And I, like a lot of human on this earth, really don't want to live like the americans wants us to live. I don't care about the american way of life, money, or even bringing democracy to the countries that are not democratics.
At least some of the dictators you mentionned didn't hide behind humanism to commit their crimes.
And I would like to know... who the hell decided that the USA should be the police of the world, kill people with their wars and steal every drop of oil they can ?! That is beyond my understanding.
and when you say :
QuoteBut the world has been a relatively peaceful place considering there is so much technological potential for killing people now than ever be
I really, really hope you are joking !!!!