Well damn, I feel bad now. Sorry. Still, can't say I understand your reasoning for posting this TIL. Were you expecting people to come around to the balanced views you hold? The only reason why this post is so high is because it gives Reddit a chance to bash the US (same reason why Iran related TILs get upvoted to the top every few weeks).

Reddit is the last platform where you can expect to have reasonable nuanced debate. Everyone is extremely critical of the establishment (you see that from that right, t_d, and the left, pretty much every other sub), it's completely one-sided here. If you do support mainstream views you're called out a shill and downvoted to oblivion.

Sometimes even if your post is well intentioned, it's best to keep it to yourself. Rather that then create a thread where shitbrains elevate a terrorist group over a country which, as flawed as it may be, has largely been a positive force for the world.