The happy fact that Koreans, Filipinos, Thais and Taiwanese did eventually become free, or at least freer, is not so much to the credit of the US as it is to the people who fought for their freedoms themselves.
El feliz hecho de que los coreanos, filipinos, tailandeses y taiwaneses hayan sido libres, o al menos más libres, no es tanto mérito de los Estados Unidos como de los pueblos que lucharon por su libertad por sí mismos.