Interesting analogy, Vanya. But probably not as you considered it. Why is it that we were able to bomb the fuck out of Japan and suffered zero blowback? Not one Japanese terrorist attack against us in 67 years? Not really much hatred for us either from Japan. And consider Vietnam. By some calculations 2 million Vietnamese died during our involvement there - both combatants and civilians. Where are the Vietnamese Al Qaeda groups plotting death for Satan America. Crickets. Blowback seems to be function not just of what we do.... but factor in certain, shall we say LUNATIC tendencies of the recipient peoples.
culture is what it is, i guess - might have something to do w/ the fact that east asian cultures are relatively top-down driven, and once you assert your culture as dominant, the masses snap-to? middle eastern cultures have seen far more in the way of flavor-of-the-day empires drifting back and forth, breeding a sharper sense of defiance and less willingness to accept outside control?
at any rate, begging your pardon, it's hard not to notice that those east asian cultures also were fine w/ suicide bombers, complete indifference to basic human rights, etc...