3 ms·
Exactly. I think Noam Chomsky said something along these lines: I cannot think of a case where a nation intervened in or influenced another country in a purely
by mcqueenjordan 6y ago
Exactly. I think Noam Chomsky said something along these lines: I cannot think of a case where a nation intervened in or influenced another country in a purely disinterested humanitarian fashion.
That doesn't mean national interests cannot coincide with good outcomes, though.
- mhroth 6y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt-GUAxmxdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt-GUAxmxdk
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoKosovo? The US didn't seem to have much in the way of interests there.
- rhodium 6y agoKosovo was a part of Serbia, a Russian-backed client state. You would never see the US advocate for the people's right for self-determination for Palestine or Scotland.