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[–] sudo@programming.dev 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

WWII is the one exceptional case of american intervention. After that you're literally scraping the bottom of the barrel. 3 of those were our puppets and the last was a tiny Carribean island.

Let's look at some of the other examplea

  • Afghanistan
  • Libya
  • Syria
  • Iraq
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Angola
  • Namibia
  • Chile (putting in Pinochet)
  • Vietnam
  • Laos
  • Iran
  • North Korea
  • Philippines
  • Cuba (Bautista)

There's certainly more - almost every Latin american nation could be mentioned - but I think I've made my point.

Do you really think the Islamic Republic of Iran will fall like Noriega? Please. They'll have a new Supreme Ayatollah in months and there's still the entire IRGC to deal with. The Iranian people may not be as theological as their government but they are deeply nationalist. Any criticism of their government is now: "you want our schoolgirls bombed".