they were fighting for their way of life and their land. They came together to defeat a common enemy trying to subjugate them, reeducate them and enslave them.
Some Americans have made similar statements about Japan after WWII. The Smithsonian created an uproar 1n 1994 by stating in a display that "For most Americans," the script says, "it was a war of vengeance. For most Japanese, it was a war to defend their unique culture against Western imperialism."
Patton and MacArthur were also hated by some Americans but thank God for them.
I got the analogy. I was just trying, like all good political junkies, to spin the story to a favorable outcome. Maybe a better analogy would be the Spartans at Thermopylae.
Only we'll try not to leave you to die.