CMV: The decision for the US to enter WW2 is a great example of how the US doesn't care about the long term effects of its military decisions.

I'm not a US citizen so I'm not making this argument in bad faith, I just want to see if you can change my opinion. WW2 for some reason is seen as "the good war" in the US, but to me, it seems like a very weird thing to think, especially from a long term perspective.<br><br>So, here are the reasons why I haven't changed my mind:<br><br>1. The war itself was brutal. The US used atomic weapons on civilians, the US tortured and killed a lot of german POWs and basically started the cold war. I don't see how anyone can see that as "the good war".<br><br>2. The aftermath of the war was also very bad. Through the Marshall Plan (which didn't end until 1991), the US was able to impose its economic system on the whole of Western Europe. This was followed by the US starting to apply its economic system by force, through wars in Korea and Vietnam, and later invasions in the Middle East. I don't see how anyone can talk about WW2 in isolation from these facts.<br><br>3. The biggest example of this is how the US was responsible for the partition of Korea which led to the war. The US literally decided the border between North and South Korea over lunch. That is the exact definition of the US not caring about the long term effects of its decisions. The US then went on to obliterate both countries during the war (which they lost), and they are enemies to this day.<br><br>I want to clarify I'm not taking a stance on whether the US should have entered the war or not. I just think it's a very weird historical event to look back on and think it went well in the long run.<br><br>Edit: I'd just like to add that I'm not American or German, just Swedish, and my country hasn't been in a war since 1814.