When the United States have to choose between their professed values like Democracy and Freedom, and economical benefits in the US, what do you think took prefe

When the United States have to choose between their professed values like Democracy and Freedom, and economical benefits in the US, what do you think took preference? Spoiler: US-backed military leaders and dictators weren't pushed to power because they promised to support those values. US companies profited of that, and by that, the US economy.