Steven: of course you don't think it's a sport dying for others.
However, the real reasons for the US to intervene in Korea and Vietnam was hardly good-hearted kindness. Nor was it really to prevent communism to spread as there were never any threat or real evidence of this being a real danger. The purpose was to strenghten US influence in the region and to remove the threat of 'the good example'. Countries that dare to try to limit the possabilities of US and western financial and political influence was very likely to be declared for "communistic" and hence must be "protected against internal agressors", either directly or indirect (like in the case with Nicaragua). The media has almost always been very obedient and uncritically repeated the official agenda ad nauseum until the truth is no longer possible to see.
Lies is mixed with desinformation and this way the public are kept in the illusion that 'we are there to help them', or 'we are defending the libery and freedom of the world', which is very strange since several democratic governments has been overthrown by US intervention and replaced by puppet cabinets that know their place and don't question the US right to exploit cheap labour and other resources.
All in the name of 'free trade' and 'capitalism', the mantra of our time. Capitalism when it fits and protectionism when suitable. 'Free trande' on the conditions of the masters.
If you are interested in further studies I can recommend John Pilger "Hidden Agenda" and Noam Chomsky's "Rollback" article series in "Z Magazine", 1995.
It's a scary thought, but what if it's true? Have you ever even considered the possability that we (the west) are no the saintly good guys we pretend to be?
Have you considered the possability that we are selfish, greedy and short-sighted?
That we plunder, kill and whip lesser nations into obedience, through economical punishment as well as trough subversive activities (supporting terrorist organizations etc).
If you have the guts to think outside the mainstream media and think for yourself you will probably see that there's indeed a 'brave new world' out there. A world where the poor two thirds get the crumbs from the rich one thirds table. And they are supposed to be grateful too.
