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Colombia, whatever the US government may think, is a sovereign entity. The US might apply pressure, but right now, the US isn't thinking about much beyond its o
by bovermyer 6y ago
Colombia, whatever the US government may think, is a sovereign entity. The US might apply pressure, but right now, the US isn't thinking about much beyond its own borders.
- nicoburns 6y agoThe US has shown itself willing to topple foreign governments (including in latin America) before. But perhaps they've learnt their lesson by now. It seems like the end of the War on Drugs is coming, even in the US.
- LanceH 6y agoWe're miles head and already banning straws.
- modzu 6y agodo you realize the us has 7 military bases in columbia?
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- dunefox 6y agoYeah, the US don't have a history of attacking and destabilising other countries, especially in south america.
- tehjoker 6y agoAmusingly, the US also has a history of shipping cocaine in military planes to fund their black-ops even when congress explicitly prohibits those operations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_drug_trafficking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_drug_traffi... If you think all that stuff is in the past, check out the US military defending poppy fields in Afghanistan. https://www.mintpressnews.com/opioid-crisis-trump-troops-afghanistan-poppies/231216/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/opioid-crisis-trump-troops-afg... For a good rap by Killer Mike look no further than: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU
- Shorel 6y agoI personally believe the CIA killed Gaitan back in 1948 starting the decades long civil conflict. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogotazo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogotazo
- bovermyer 6y agoOf course they do. I'm not saying there's no prior precedent for the United States to bully other countries. What I'm saying is that at this moment, the US is highly distracted by internal problems, and is much less likely to respond than it would normally be.
- aaron-santos 6y agoWhat the US government thinks has a material impact on the world. Actions by Columbia absolutely increase their chances of landing on this list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...