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> I don't like it but without SA, what allies does the US even have in the area? > I wish Iraq would have turned out differently. US doesn't have allies, like
by sobkas 4y ago
> I don't like it but without SA, what allies does the US even have in the area?
> I wish Iraq would have turned out differently.
US doesn't have allies, like every empire it has interests. Sometimes this interests overlap with other entities (be it countries, or not). This interests can be long term, but sooner or later interests change and suddenly entities no longer have any support ( or become enemies). And US have no qualms doing so.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoSince when did the USA count as an empire?
- SapporoChris 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/American_imperialism https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/American_imperialism https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/American_Empire https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/American_Empire https://warontherocks.com/2015/08/is-america-an-empire/ https://warontherocks.com/2015/08/is-america-an-empire/ There's lots of things pointing towards USA being considered an empire. It is of course open to debate.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoSo is the claim that countries like the KSA are American vassals rather than its allies? I mean, as I understand it, an empire consists of multiple countries.
- mathgorges 4y agoAmerica does consist of multiple countries. Please consider that the United States acquired most of it’s territory at the expense of Native Americans¹ which are officially “domestic dependent nations”². 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribal_sovereignty_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribal_sovereignty_in_the_Unit...
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoThen by that definition most countries in the top twenty for size can be considered empires.
- sobkas 4y agoOnly if you use a very generous definition of it ...
- sobkas 4y agoFor me empire is a country that can easily project their ideology, political/economic will and military streanght outside of its boarders. And does it. For example selling cheap clothes or taxing tea and when people disagree they find their face on the reciving end of a rifle butt.
- playingalong 4y agoIn general I agree, but Israel seems to be US ally regardless of interest
- sobkas 4y agoBetter don't read why evangelicals support Israel so much. Or what evangelicals think will happen to Israel after their interest are meet. This interests are deranged and will never happen but people believe in them and act to fulfill them. I was wondering if five eyes could be counted as allies, but...