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So we have no idea what the reasons behind these operations are, and yet people criticize them? That's foolishness. Well, the replies and downvotes certainly a
by hereme888 4y ago
So we have no idea what the reasons behind these operations are, and yet people criticize them? That's foolishness.
Well, the replies and downvotes certainly augment the foolishness. Assuming operations in Africa are for keeping countries repressed rather than promoting freedom and justice for those who can't fight for themselves, etc.
The US is not innocent, but through their actions and 100 years of selflessly policing the world it has more good to boast about than any of you. At least it doesn't just sit behind a keyboard judging others and pretending self-righteousness and moral superiority; it demonstrates it.
I would prefer the US now focuses on homeland issues, but making your assumptions and wrong judgment is not something I will do.
- lizardactivist 4y agoReasons: 1. to keep African countries divided to further American policies and agendas 2. to thwart development, own exploitation of natural resources, and the possible rise of Africa as another super-power
- jaywalk 4y agoIf that was the case, then it's been an abject failure. China owns Africa.
- tablespoon 4y ago> Reasons > 1. to keep African countries divided to further American policies and agendas > 2. to thwart development, own exploitation of natural resources, and the possible rise of Africa as another super-power Those aren't so much reasons as conspiratorial speculation. You might as well include: 3. Harvest Adrenochrome from African Children
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- lizardactivist 4y agoPlease, explain to us then what the U.S is doing in these countries under these circumstances, why it is kept out of the public's view, and why the motives are entirely good and altruistic.
- impeplague 4y agoGiven that they are losing power in Asia, Europe and even Latin America, they need new low-wage modern slaves to maintain the neded economic output. China is stepping out of that role and will likely make them take a loss at their own game.
- gumby 4y agoFoolish? The fact that military operations are happening with no oversight, particularly without the constitutionally required oversight (congress must declare war) is the basis of the criticism itself. Does a dozen people with guns acting in combat under government orders count as "war"? They are skating on that ambiguity.
- hahaitsfunny 4y agoWell, we definitely have some idea... https://file.wikileaks.org/file/us-fm3-05-130.pdf https://file.wikileaks.org/file/us-fm3-05-130.pdf
- pessimizer 4y ago> So we have no idea what the reasons behind these operations are, and yet people criticize them? That's foolishness. It's unfair to criticize secret programs because we don't know enough about them?
- googlryas 4y agoIt's not unfair, but it just puts the critizers in an impossible epistemological landscape, where the main differentiator between the critizers and the critizees is that the critizers simply know far less relevant detail than the critizees.