Imperialism (Strong nations Striving to Conquer Weaker Nations)

All right then. I define Imperialism as nations conquering other nations. That's the definition of the word. It doesn't necessarily have to include "a conquest that causes the conquered to pay heavy tribute" or "a conquest that causes the conquered to be exterminated according to ehtnicity." I personally think that if a nation conquers another nation, their rule should be humane and they also should have a responsibility towards the nation that they've conquered. This is my version of imperialism: a humane and beneficial occupation of somebody else's land. Guess who's been doing this: the US. In Iraq and Afghanistan we've been fighting their insurgent groups who seek to cause anarchy. As long as the US is in these countries, it will not revert back to anarchy. The US also helps rebuild their infrastructure, or at least makes sure that the infrastructure rebuilding goes along smoothly without harassment by terrorists or something. This is my definition of imperialism: a kind that benefits the conquered peoples. Here's some info on Iraq's economy: http://en.wikipedia.org... As you can see, the US was helping make the Iraqi economy more free and stable. Hussein provided stability, but not freedom. Also, this war of conquest should be relatively bloodless, with only a few hundred or a few thousand casualties, and very few (if any) civilian deaths. In the Iraq War, 28,821"37,405 Iraqi combatants (many of them post-Invasion insurgents) were killed. Unfortunately, many civilians were killed too, according to this source: http://en.wikipedia.org... But how do these civilian deaths occur? Does the Coalition shoot civilians? I would hope not; most of these probably come from insurgent activity and violence in the areas with an unstable government. Finally, let's consider some (African) nations which are independent from the "evil imperialists." Let's look at how they're faring now: Somalia: They've been engaged in a Civil War since January of 1991, 23 years. Since the war's beginning, an estimated 300,000-500,000 people have died. Not to mention the Somalia Famine of 2010-2012, which killed around 250,000 people. http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.cnn.com... Rwanda: In 1994 there was a mass genocide perpetrated by the Hutu ethnic group against the Tutsi ethnic group. Between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people died in less than a year. http://en.wikipedia.org... Angola: From 1975 to 2002, there was a civil war in Angola which killed more than 500,000 civilians. http://en.wikipedia.org... Ethiopia: From 1983 to 1985, Ethiopia was hit by a famine which killed over 400,000 people. Also, did I mentioned the 400,000-579,000 civilian deaths from the Ethiopian Civil War, a war which lasted from 1974 to 1991? http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... I'm gonna put it this way: Africa gained its independence from Europe and it's been one failure after another. Can you name me one African country which is as wealthy as France or Germany or the Netherlands or Italy or Japan? That's what I thought. I could name countless countries which are "free" but absolutely miserable. I await my opponent's rebuttal.