Israel has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians

South Africa killed thousands of its native black citizens

Chillean dictactor Pinochet tortured and killed thousands of its civilians

I assume that you are referring to Sadam Hussein in Iraq. Yes he was a mordurous dictactor - and that was during the 1980's WHEN the USA was funding his armies and giving him diplomatic protection.

What about the 735,000 plus Iraqi civilians that have died in this recent Iraqi invansion at the hands of the American forces - mainly bombing.

What about the 360 tonnes of depleted Uranium that the USA has dumped on Iraqi soil?

Where is the self defense legal requirement for what the US carries out?

there is none is there

US foreign policy is fascist and illegal and above all CRIMINAL