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[jdawg]

Tracey, we fucked up democracy in Chile. Remember Allende? Secondly the shah was put in place in 1953 because the british got pissed at Mossadegh for wanting to nationalise the oil fields. Furthermore Vietnam was to stop the spread of communism. I'd say we've done our fair share of messin around where we shouldn't be.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by jdawg

Tracey, we fucked up democracy in Chile. Remember Allende?

Yes, we fucked up that Marxist. That was back when we did something about Communism. Now we elect students of Communism to our highest office, and the house & senate. But anyway, I suppose you forgot about the Soviet Union and the Cold War. What did the USSR do when they found an ally in Cuba? Tried to put nukes 90 miles from the US. I know Chile is a ways off but I think the feeling was that we should keep Communism out of our hemisphere. Besides, that doesn't have much to do with the topic randolph brought up that we toppled democracies for our financial gain.

Originally Posted by jdawg

Secondly the shah was put in place in 1953 because the british got pissed at Mossadegh for wanting to nationalise the oil fields.

Go gripe at a Brit. I am all for severing our dependence on the mideast for oil.

Originally Posted by jdawg

Furthermore Vietnam was to stop the spread of communism. I'd say we've done our fair share of messin around where we shouldn't be.

Why were we trying to stop the spread of Communism? Might there be a reason?