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In reply to the discussion: Ukraine: US condemns Odessa violence as dozens die [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)all we ever see is violence. We spent BILLIONS, maybe more, on creating a 'democracy in Iraq. Seen that country lately? Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Latin America is finally recovering from our years of supporting dictators there.
Maybe we should leave the creation of democracies to the actual people who live in these places. We aren't very good at it, in fact we need to start rebuilding our own,, right here. It needs a little attention.
McCain, Murphy, Nuland and Brennen are supporting the IMF there. Apparently a very large number of Ukrainians do not support the coup government.
All this could have been settled with an ELECTION. I guess an Election wasn't trusted to get the results (thanks Nuland btw) the West wanted so we supported the coup and now support a government a vast majority of people THERE didn't have a say in.
Since the victims of this terrible tragedy are all anti Kiev, I don't think there is much doubt as to who is responsible.
But it really isn't our business, unless we're extremely wealthy and get to 'invest' in the latest victim/nation of the IMF, see Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, not to mention the several newest members of the EU.
So again, what is the US Govt doing there? I was told we were not involved there at all.
If they want a civil war, they will have one just as many, many other nations have had. It's unfortunate that it came to this instead of simply holding an election.
You can't force 'democracy' with tanks and helicopters. You'd think WE at least would have learned that by now.