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"For example, consider a country that, wanting to inspire regime change in another country, funds and provides weapons to a group of “moderate rebels.” Only it
by teekert 8y ago
"For example, consider a country that, wanting to inspire regime change in another country, funds and provides weapons to a group of “moderate rebels.” Only it turns out that those moderate rebels will become powerful and then go to war with the sponsoring country for decades. Whoops."
Unless you want to make it look like a beneficial regime change but your actual wish is long term destabilization of a region ;)
- radosc 8y agoTo stimulate sponsoring country's economy and cement electoral choices in the face of a common threat.
- teekert 8y agoIndeed, but you can hide behind your 1st order thought, play dumb and get the vote of the 1st order thinkers.
- karmakaze 8y ago> long term destabilization of a region That's not the final order thought--it doesn't show 'what's in it for me?' There's got to be another 'why?'