It is probably juvenile to think the U.S. would accomplish this alone If it were true. I’d guess there were a dozen others governments involved.
I’ll go one step further to say, these days I have less fear of governments, and more fear of corporations. If the kings of history were the few men with all the wealth power and influence, that would be the equivalent modern day Billionaire CEO, the politicians would be like the clergy— and merely argue principle, belief, and ideology.