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Martin Eden

(15,199 posts)
2. And maybe, JUST MAYBE, the United States should not engage in regime change, whether COVERT or OVERT
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 09:03 AM
Tuesday

Hell, we can't get our own house in order. WHAT GIVES US THE RIGHT to forcibly change someone else's house?

Our history of regime change in Central America, in Iran (1953), and Iraq has produced tyrannical regimes and/or unintended consequences which have served to harm America's interests more than than to protect against a real threat or promote democracy.

Of course, the real question to ask is WHOSE INTERESTS are really being served?

General Smedley Butler was right; WAR IS A RACKET to serve the interests of wealthy corporations and those in power.

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