Sadly enough, american army does what it wants and makes us look like war mongers.
We demand respect from other countries for NATO and UN settlements, but we constatly disregard them ourselves. It is hypocrytical
In this case, it is sanctioned by the UN. Many European countries are involved in this.
*By West I also mean other countries where english is spoken (not just USA and UK, but also Australia, New Zeland...)
West is also France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia etc. And I think the western media is better informed than anywhere else in the world. Especially in dictatorships who control the media with their own propaganda.