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There has been no large state on state conflict since ww2. Birthrates are up. Poverty is down. Global trade has been better than ever.
Every conflict has been small and controlled. Nothing on the scale of ww2. Additionally, keeping energy prices stable saves lives. Everytime energy prices go up, people die.
America has had the burden of keeping bad faith actors in check. Europe and the rest of the world has benefited for 80 years. It's about time the step up when bad faith dictatorships get frisky.
By every objective measure, humanity has prospered under americna hegemony. Try not to be blinded by your anti american hate.
All good points. Before 2001, oil prices were around $10/barrel. The middle east wars were designed to pump them up.
Or China and Indias rapid growth economies did that but you do you.
PNAC path for 7 middle east wars, took production out of Iraq and Iran as the big ones. Big price boost. It is only recently that Iran sanctions have been ignored by Asia.
Opec held back production to drive the price to 100 a barrel. American fracking broke OPEC and forced prices down to 30 a barrel. It is slowly climbed with inflation. Even so, america kept the straits open for this oil to be shipped.