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We only need to look at North Korea, Eastern Germany and Cuba to understand what the USA was fighting against when it intervened in South Korea, South American
by flyinglizard 7y ago
We only need to look at North Korea, Eastern Germany and Cuba to understand what the USA was fighting against when it intervened in South Korea, South American nations or in Vietnam.
- the_af 7y agoI'm sure you understand this would have been highly theoretical to the students and pregnant mothers tortured, murdered and disappeared by US-sponsored dictatorships. For their own good. "Fighting against Communism" is not a good reason to torture and murder civilians, or to topple elected governments.
- flyinglizard 7y ago... US supported dictatorships that displaced or prevented other, potentially more harmful dictatorships. Tough choices, but better have corrupt and murderous regimes that are friendly towards USA and allies than those that are hostile. See Egypt as a recent example.
- the_af 7y ago> Tough choices, but better have corrupt and murderous regimes that are friendly towards USA No. When you or your loved ones are tortured and murdered, it's not better if done in the name of the interests of the US. There's nothing magical about the US that torture in the name of their interests is somehow "better", and I'm sorry -- and horrified -- that you think there is.