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As a service to my fellow readers, some relevant (IMHO) historical context... > Grenada A small island country in the west indies: https://en.wikipedia.org/w
by einpoklum 4y ago
As a service to my fellow readers, some relevant (IMHO) historical context...
> Grenada
A small island country in the west indies:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#/media/File:Grenada_on_the_globe_(Americas_centered).svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#/media/File:Grenada_on...
> Reagan attacks Grenada
So, in a nutshell Reagen claimed US citizens were threatened by evil Marxists... and proceeded to invade and overthrow the government. The real reasons are up for speculation, but this was definitely part of the Cold War against the USSR.
The invasion occurred in 1983, when the CLODO crew was interviewed.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-invades-grenada https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-in...
Grenada had been a colony fought over by Britain/the UK and France; both members of NATO alongside the US (as was the case in 1983). Many Europeans - then and now - feel their countries foreign policy has been more-or-less hijacked by the US since 1945, in particular for a cold war against the USSR, and in suppressing independence movements in former colonies, when they did not lean towards accepting US hegemony.