i agree with larry johnson on this. as he says, too damn bad; 

 

I am sure this article is going to upset some folks… Too damn bad! The data that follows is not my opinion nor is it numbers based on my own calculations. I am using Bibi Netanyahu’s definition of terrorism… Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu defined terrorism on William F. Buckley Jr.’s TV program “Firing Line” in an episode titled “Terrorism: Viewed from Abroad,” which was recorded on May 30, 1986. In that interview, Netanyahu (then Israel’s ambassador to the UN) defined terrorism as “the deliberate and systematic targeting of civilians/innocents for political or ideological ends.”

Based on comprehensive data from conflict databases, academic estimates, and reports on civilian casualties in foreign wars (excluding domestic conflicts or genocides within a country’s own borders), the United States is responsible for the highest number of civilian deaths in other countries since 1960. This is primarily driven by major US-led or US-involved interventions, with total estimates exceeding 4 million civilian fatalities across multiple conflicts (figures vary due to challenges in attribution and indirect causes like famine or disease exacerbated by war).

Now let’s consider the number of civilian deaths caused by proxies since 1960 — i.e., US proxies (defined here as non-US groups or state actors materially supported by the US through arms, funding, intelligence, or other aid to advance US interests in foreign conflicts). The following numbers are drawn from Brown University’s Costs of War (post-9/11 focus), Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Wikipedia casualty ratios, and reports from Airwars, Human Rights Watch, and UN estimates. These often include indirect deaths (e.g., 3.6–3.8 million in Iraq/Afghanistan alone post-2001, some proxy-related). Based on data from conflict databases, academic reports, and human rights analyses, a conservative aggregate estimate ranges from approximately 1.5–3 million civilian deaths. This includes both direct violence and indirect effects, with the higher end incorporating broader war-induced mortality.

Here are the major US-sponsored proxy wars that killed civilians:............more...........