Post #2359109

Hot on the heels of Trump's disgraceful comments about allies avoiding the front lines in Afghanistan (while he stayed home and nursed his bone spurs), last night I watched a video posted by an educated man whose father had lifetime service in the US Army, but who'd never been overseas. This man was genuinely surprised to learn that troops beside US troops had served in theatres of war including Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, even WW2. He was also hazy about who else besides the US served in WW1. Is this common? Do people in the USA just actually not KNOW any of this? Are they ignorant of that by education, lack of enquiring mind or some kind of cultural superiority? I've spent my entire life listening to Americans (from the USA) telling me "if it wasn't for us", downplaying and mocking the roles and allied troops and watching Hollywood films about battles which seems to have only been fought by US soldiers - unless some allied soldier was there to provide comedic elements, but have always assumed it was just bluster and self promotion. Now I'm genuinely wondering - is it because they genuinely believed they were the only ones doing anything? https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/world/trump-nato-afghanistan-frontlines-intl