I would add dropping most of the bombs left over from WWII (literally!) on Vietnam’s neighbors because reasons.
The only other imperial power that would compare is England up until WWII.
This is underselling Spain which wreaked havoc in the Americas (and elsewhere - like the Philipines) for centuries before they got supplanted by us in the havoc-wreaking department.
I would add dropping most of the bombs left over from WWII (literally!) on Vietnam’s neighbors because reasons.
This is underselling Spain which wreaked havoc in the Americas (and elsewhere - like the Philipines) for centuries before they got supplanted by us in the havoc-wreaking department.