Are you being serious? The vast majority? It absolutely does not work like that.

I can't be bothered to source this information and admit it may be wrong, but common sense tells me that the vast majority of loss of life in the past 20 years that is related to armed combat happened in places where there are US troops or governments whose defense spending is subsidized by the US government. Considering the ridiculous amount the US spends on defense I can't see how this wouldn't be the case.