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In reply to the discussion: Just a reminder to those who may not be aware, the Democratic Socialists of America, (DSA), blamed the [View all]Crunchy Frog
(28,294 posts)in which we were interfering in another country to try to "help" them.
The ONLY situation that this is comparable to is our support for the UK and USSR while they were fighting defensive wars against Hitler's aggression.
If you take the position that "big powers" have the right to do whatever they want to smaller neighboring countries, and the PEOPLE living in them, you are effectively advocating for some people to be able to own other people.
A "might makes right" world will ultimately eat up far more resources than one in which international law is enforced as much as possible. It will also be vastly more cruel.
The reason our country doesn't have free healthcare and education, and decent infrastructure, is because of ideology, not lack of adequate resources.
Stopping Hitler wasn't "realistic" either.