Clandestinely destroyed Nicaragua, El Salvador and several other Latin American countries. Tried to subvert democracy in Venezuela. Destroyed Vietnam. Destroyed Iraq. Increased the price of oil considerably. Propped up a terrorist state (Israel) with military aid, a state that continually contravenes international law. Supported what are effectively dictatorships in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and also Saddam Hussein (until he got too big for his boots). Liberated Kuwait. Saved Kosovo from genocide. Made fools of themselves in Somalia. Demonised followers of a major world religion. Turned Goebbels-like propaganda into a veritable artform. Helped the Irish peace process. Undermined the governments of sovereign nations not 'in tune' with US policy. Failed miserably to invade Cuba. Helped bring an end to the Cold War (in conjunction with Russia). Allowed North Korea to develop nuclear weapons. Gave westerners in general a bad name - Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay, etc.
I just worked out the sequence of events in Iraq:
a) US administration support Saddam Hussein as leader of Iraq for many years, selling him weapons helping him to fight an unjust war against Iran as well as helping him to kill ethnic and religious minorities within Iraq.
b) US adminstration starves Iraq by imposing sanctions on the country.
c) US administration destroys the country with bombs and bullets.
d) Iraq allowed to fill with foreign terrorists effectively ruining any chance of Iraq ever retaining some semblance of normalcy. Ethnic violence and bombings will make Iraq a no-go Afghanistan-like area for as long as I will live.
Last edited by CameronPoe (2006-05-29 08:23:38)