Puke, I think to understand that Santa is not diminishing (correct spelling?) the USA contribute in lifes and whatever.
He is pointing at the fact that here in Europe you can still see macroscopic signs of the wars.
In the buildings, churchs, historical artifacts, trenchs, bunkers, wrecks and so on.
You can find signs everywhere here (and some still working US bomb too
).
You for sure, like us, have memories about relatives dead serving your country, but (Pearl apart), you did'nt have memories of your father, as a child, in the arms of his mother, earing the whistle of the bombs falling each fu...ing day and night for 3-4-5 years of your life, the soldiers... ENEMY soldiers, entering in your house and shooting your brother, or stealing everything, or raping even your little sister, the experience to be starved near to death, and cook your own shoes to taste something in the dirty hot water spilled from the last rain.
This kind of memories are the main difference in the perception of the war between us.
As a people we where there, you where NOT.
To be clear, I am not blaming you for that (for God sake, I am happy for you), but this is a thing you need to consider when judging our positions about war and bombing cities (even with so-called smart bombs).
Notice i did'nt cited the nationality of the above soldiers, can surprise you, but a soldier, in combat zone, and our cities were combat zones, is a big amazinhunk, wichever country gived him birth.
Flame on, if you want, but...
later...
think a little about what i said.
