What is the difference then with the US who invades Afghanistan and Iraq? Didn't they try to destroy their culture there (Talibanism in Afghanistan and trying to introduce democracy in Iraq)? So, US is invading under the pretext that: 1. they are freeing Afghanistan from Talibanism? (Same as Before China took over the people of Tibet lived in fiefs the land was owned by the lamas. China claims they freed the people of this and maybe they did and maybe they didn't) 2. They are introducing democracy to Iraq and help overthrown a dictator (Same as Before China took over the people of Tibet lived in fiefs the land was owned by the lamas. China claims they freed the people of this and maybe they did and maybe they didn't) You are saying the problem is China's lack of respect for anything. I would say the same thing to the US who has no respect to anyone against them too. There is no legal precedence saying that a state cannot leave the United States should it choose to so. However, the method would have to be brought before congress, agreed and voted upon, and various other obstacles would also need to be hurdled. If that were the case, wouldn't it make smart economic sense to pick at least some of these territories (say India), hold on to them dearly, and milk as much money out of them as they could? British Empire couldn't hold on to their Empire even if they desire it due to: 1. It costs money to operate from Britain. 2. The colonised countries are fighting back due to the fact that the British failed to protect them during the WWII. 3. The myth that British is invicible was smashed by Japanese during this period. Just because a country has historically dominated another doesn't mean that they have a right to it. That's like saying "I stole your bike, and I've had it for a little while, now its mine... because I stole it fair and square. If you try to get it back, I'm going to f*cking kill you... because it's mine now." I believe your definition of "Carpet Bombing" is drastically different than the rest of the world's. What the world doesn't like about what the Chinese are doing right now is that they're killing off not just a people, but that people's entire f*cking culture. As for proof about Afghanistan, iirc, we have videos of terrorist training camps there. Not only that, their government was pretty damn evil. And Iraq... oh, I Iraq. Proof of terrorist activity or not, you should Google "Appeasement + WWII." There are some striking similarities there. I would say the same thing about what US did. So, it is right for the US to impose democracy on Iraqis? Did they even ask for thier opinions. Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds in northern Iraq. IIRC, millions of tons of poison gas just might be Weapons of f*cking Mass Murder (not exactly WMDs, but close enough IMO). My friend, this is in THE PAST. Furthermore, the weapons and the money needed to fund the project is provided by the US. Happy now? Very I am with you on this one 100%. I do not support what's going on in Iraq, nor the president, but I do support the American Soldiers there -- they're just doing their best to try and help the Iraqi people, even if their leaders intentions aren't as pure. I do think what the soldiers did there is admirable. They are helping to build schools, hospitals, public facilities etc etc in trying to bring back the normalcy to the country. The Olympics are about bring the world together peacefully. I think that if a country is mass murdering its own people, it probably should not be hosting or participating in them, but that's just me. And yes, I know a great deal about Chinese culture and history. So, you are saying I shouldn't support the US either if they decide to host the Olympics? Since they are also mass murdering OTHER COUNTRIES's People?
