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Does Europe have any right to criticise the US wars on Afghanistan and Iraq?

Of the major critics:

France - invaded and destroyed the cultures of native Americans. Divided Africa (partially responsible for ethnic conflict in Africa due to poor border decisions). Despite a so-called "revolution", France continued to terrorize the world - invasion of IndoChina (which also held blame for the Vietnam War), invasion of China. France has never paid any compensation for their imperialist activities.

Russia - invasion of Mongolia. Enslaved Eastern Europe behind the Iron Curtain. Soviet tanks went to crush a Hungarian protest. Tanks also went to kill Czechs and Poles. Soviet troops raped and murdered millions of innocent civilians in 1944 and 1945. Supported terrorism across the world, sent troops on a much more illegal invasion of Afghanistan in 79, biggest buyer of Iraqi oil from Saddam in exchange for T-55 tanks. Have not paid compensation either.

Spain (only criticised the war recently) - Well where can I begin? Destruction of the ENTIRE Aztec and Inca cultures, massacre of thousands of native Americans, brutal enslavement of native Indians, invasion of Phillipines, mass execution of North Africans, and the extermination of most native Indian tribes. Any compensation? Well how do you compensate for wiping out entire cultures?

I suppose Britain isn't criticising the US....but the anti-war British need to remember that Britain was once the grand imperialist of the world. Selling drugs to countries (you can't criticise the pharmacies if your nation enforced a drug-selling policy), stealing their artifacts, destroying cultures, etc etc.


So the European nations who are such humanitarians....have they paid compensation for their glorious destruction and enslavement of the world yet? Why is the kettle calling the pot black then?