And then torture, slaughter, and wholesale burning entire countries down were acceptable things.
Because a small group of people from a group of people different from us had the temerity to punch us in the face for being assholes to them across the decades.
How dare they. OK, let's just murder everyone else from that part of the world.
Easy and good!
Especially when you can have a group of *other* people do your cruelty for you.
Thank you for your service.