Well as I said, we probably aren't going to agree. In regards to the yuan going over to oil sales on backed securities, an article on the topic is here:
https://www.marketslant.com/article/golden-yuan-crude-backed-gold-here
The UN investigation into gas attacks has significantly cooled but is still ongoing. The general consensus is that they have been perpetrated by the US backed forces. But due to the fact that most of the Hague prosecuting team is largely NATO appointed it will probably never see a full follow through. Carla Delponte actually resigned as an investigator simply due to the fact that she knew the prosecution of the responsible parties would never occur. An article that covers some details can be found here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10039672/UN-accuses-Syrian-rebels-of-chemical-weapons-use.html
In regards to the Taliban.... Have you been to Afghanistan? Our war there is completely and utterly so disconnected from it's initial reasons that it's clear it was never our intention in the first place. However, if you look into the Pentagon backed surveys into the countries precious metal resources that were done in 2000 then the picture becomes clearer. Many more surveys followed after but if you like you can take a look on the subject and decide yourself. Don't just read a handful of articles.
In regards to the US.... Here's a document from your own government to give a read:
https://info.publicintelligence.net/USArmy-InternmentResettlement.pdf
Interestingly in regards to Gadafi... I invite you to look in depth into our various hot cold era's in relationship to the "terrorism" reported. You'll find in depth cooperation at different points in our history in regards to the exporting of terrorism endorsed by the US from Lybia. In regards to North Korea? I think you have a very media driven understanding of the North. Not a bad thing as most Americans do. The North on many occasions has approached a point of cooling in regards to it's nuclear program. When I was in Seoul there was even the beginnings of economic cooperation between the the North and South where workers were being bused in to work at various manufacturing outlets making things like cook wear. The North has on multiple occasions voiced a want for diplomatic talks and been reasonable in this. Interestingly that posture and those announcements never see the light of day in the US or Western world. Everywhere else in Asian Media as well as Russian but never in the US. I know many Americans who after a brief period in these countries go back to the US scratching their head as to why we are being so aggressive when peace would be incredibly easy to approach. The North will only be a threat to the US and their allies if provoked which is exactly what we are doing today. The US not being as bad. Well we will have to agree to disagree. I see it as a totalitarian police state in the making but that's my perception. It wasn't always that way but it is now. You have less than 5 percent of the global population yet over a quarter of the worlds imprisoned population rest in the good ol' land of the free. My stance is not one of anti America but rather anti American pro war propaganda. You need to take a look at how that's executed. By simply reading Edward Bernays books on propaganda or public relations the playbook is there. Given that he helped found the Council On Foreign Relations and various other round table groups that still heavily influence everything from foreign policy to media the books are relevant. I can see where you are coming from and once used to think the same. But the US government has long ago passed into the realms of being indefensible in regards to it's foriegn policy. As far as motive in regards to Russia or China? Just look at current sweetening between those countries and Saudi Arabia. Saying the concept of the petrodollar being over rated does show a gross misunderstanding of global and US economics that is far to lengthy for me to cover in this response. But having said all of this I do thank you for the time to respond as well as well as the feed back. Best of luck with your projects and write up's and steem on.