Get out that ol' bucket of whitewash paint.

[Mark B]

Originally Posted by BigElCat

Riought, the white man was in Asia for humanitarian reasons. Pass me that Kool Aid.

The USA was backing up England and France in their former Colonial ambitions. Then, we sought to expand our influence in order to contain Communism. And to make the US dollar a dominant world currency in order to expand our influence globally.

You're obviously drinking your own Kool Aid.