In no way am I condoning war, and as you pointed out the impacts of the west's colonization is still evident today. I'm also not in total disagreement on that point, however the Iraqis, Persians, Egyptians, Mongolians, Japanese etc. once had their time of war and killing of innocent people. It's not a trait specific to one country or another, one region or another, or even one religion or another but a trait of certain humans who find it necessary to push their beliefs or expand their power and wealth. It's just how mankind is and in no way should reflect the ideas or beliefs of people who happen to be under that leader's unfortunate guidence. If the few were as peacful and content as the majority what a beautiful world we'd live in.