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RoccoR2

(90 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:48 PM Dec 2016

"How many country leaders have the USA/CIA overthrown or killed?" [View all]

My Guatemalan friend asked me that today over coffee. We were discussing the Russian interference into our election. I had to pause for a minute

(OK, I know this ^ does not make what just happened in our election right much less deserving to us)

But I saw the USA this morning from another's eyes, an outside pair.

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"How many country leaders have the USA/CIA overthrown or killed?" [View all] RoccoR2 Dec 2016 OP

I've considered the same viewpoint. TrishaJ Dec 2016 #1

something I dont want to think about at this time RoccoR2 Dec 2016 #3

Particularly when the actors involved in overseas overthrows bring the ideas home malaise Dec 2016 #11

Russia is likely most pissed about the 2014 ouster of Yanukovych in Ukraine coordinated by Nuland FarCenter Dec 2016 #2

Blowback rusty fender Dec 2016 #4

True. But it has to stop somewhere. roamer65 Dec 2016 #5

Well DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #6

the soviets never did anything like that JI7 Dec 2016 #7

And it almost never worked well for the average citizen.. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #8

I raised that same issue on DU and there were very few responses malaise Dec 2016 #9

Is this supposed to make the coup ok? Karmic justice? McCamy Taylor Dec 2016 #10

Not to me RoccoR2 Dec 2016 #14

Here you are again Rocco! You've been pretty busy today! Dream Girl Dec 2016 #12

Probably on par with the Russians/ Soviets/ Chinese etherealtruth Dec 2016 #13