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We (The USA) are incredibly guilty of a lot of poor actions and choices in South America. Including active funding & training of multiple regime leaders over de
by officeplant 4y ago
We (The USA) are incredibly guilty of a lot of poor actions and choices in South America. Including active funding & training of multiple regime leaders over decades.
It's hard to choose a good path if a major world power is making sure all the good ones get shut down.
- mistrial9 4y agoagree fully - that is why it is crucial that we have checks and balances on uniformed services, public process and the ability to speak out here. There were long and serious protests about the School of the Americas by US citizens in public. Here in this international discussion, it is not complete or wholly accurate IMHO to say "the USA did it" without knowing some context.
- the_af 4y ago> it is not complete or wholly accurate IMHO to say "the USA did it" without knowing some context But this isn't what I said. I definitely didn't say "the USA did it". What I said was: > always remember our militaries in Latin America were trained in these tactics by the US government Which is both fair and accurate. The US was definitely involved one way or the other in most Latin American dictatorships of that era, enabling atrocities under the guise of fighting communism and insurgencies in their "back yard".
- mistrial9 4y ago>> We (The USA) are incredibly guilty of a lot of poor actions and choices in South America. > agree fully .. The US was definitely involved one way .. how are we not in agreement now?