Comment by hvb2

> They happen because we do awful things to people around the world in a variety of ways in order to maintain our way of life.

And having been lucky in the last century+ that none of your neighbors did anything wild. Not having to fight an actual war in your own country helps a lot in getting ahead.

And no, pearl harbor doesn't count, as bad as that was it's nothing compared to the destruction of 2 world wars that set Europe back a century