>> Ive travelled the world with the military, in europe, the middle east, and the far east,
Oh I see now why you got the wrong perception.
People out there don't see differences between governments and its soldiers. For them, both are the same same thing for the simple reason than in most cases are the ones executing the orders, or the visible face of the govt in many cases.
Try as a civilian, then tell me.
>>the world hates americans.
if you mean regular people by 'americans', then the statement is 100% wrong.