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It does sometimes. South Korea and Japan come to mind.

• ausudhz 5y ago
  You consider South Korea a success? They have been separated from the other half of the country for 70 years now. I wouldn't consider South Korea as an example of success. Remove the money that the US has pushed to South Korea and I'm not sure they'd get the same results. As for Japan, I remind you that they still have an emperor for example and they were a super power during WWII definitely not comparable to Afghanistan, Cuba or Vietnam
  • ppqqrr 5y ago
    To be fair, a number of countries might not have ended up as functioning democracies with free speech, backed by high tech economies, if it hadn’t been for US financial aids. Germany, for example.
  • eadmund 5y ago
    > You consider South Korea a success? Compared to North Korea, I sure do!
• anticodon 5y ago
  South Korea and Japan are still occupied.