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The United States carpet bombed North Korea, destroying 90% of all structures in the country, killing 300,000 in the immediate bombing run, then sanctioned them
by akjetma 4y ago
The United States carpet bombed North Korea, destroying 90% of all structures in the country, killing 300,000 in the immediate bombing run, then sanctioned them into the stone age. The relative poverty of North Korea is not a consequence of Chinese support.
- wk_end 4y agoThe relative poverty of North Korea is far from the only problem with North Korea, though.
- mlindner 4y agoThe US did worse to Japan. Also South Korea was similarly carpet bombed in the process of re-taking it from the north as almost all territory was lost and the north almost won.
- InTheArena 4y ago[flagged]
- SergeAx 4y agoWhat about Iraq and Libya?
- nemo44x 4y ago[flagged]
- SergeAx 4y agoWhat's the difference between them and Germany and Japan? They fucked around and found out too.
- nemo44x 4y agoGermany and Japan had competent post-conquer leaders and orderly civilizations that was/is useful. Iraq and Libya had incompetent leaders and useless people.
- SergeAx 4y agoSo, to be leveled by US bombs and then capitulate is not exactly the way to prosperity, right?
- random314 4y agoDon't disturb the cognitive dissonance. Don't give free world leadership examples in Chile, Haiti, Guatemala, El Salvador, Iran, Palestine, Egypt, Bangladesh etc. The nature of the US military and economic machine as a force of ultimate good beating up truant, naughty countries must not be questioned. USA does not practice censorship, instead we have manufacturing of consent here.
- mardifoufs 4y agoHow did iraq fuck around the USA in 2003? What the fuck, are the 1 million deaths caused by the iraq war also just people who fucked around and found out? I usually am pretty good at sensing sarcasm but this time I'm confused
- random314 4y agoDon't question American military interventions in an American forum. You will be downvoted. Instead, sing the song of the great freedumb leader.
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- riku_iki 4y agoIraq is relatively democratic now. US didn't do ground operation in Libya. Libya is playground for Turkey and Russia.
- foverzar 4y ago> US didn't do ground operation in Libya What an awesome excuse.
- riku_iki 4y agoUS obviously doesn't have resources to build democracy in every distressed country on the planet.
- random314 4y agoIf it stops removing democracy from countries, it would be a great start. For eg, not removing democracy in Haiti, Chile, Guatemala, El Salvador, Iran, Palestine, Egypt, Bangladesh etc.
- random314 4y ago[flagged]
- random314 4y ago[flagged]
- jemmyw 4y agoIt's a consequence of the political system in North Korea and Chinese support. The industry of the north grew faster and was larger than the south after the war. Eventually the economy of South Korea overtook and then greatly surpassed the north. China support = not wanting the Americans to win but wanting to keep North Korea a poor subservient state. Is America as bad? Sometimes, but I think plurality of leadership thought in the West always tempers the worst instincts of their nation states.