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Little shit? Incidents like Nicaragua led to America dominating both North and South America. I wouldnt call the invasion of other countries to boost ones economy little shit. Why isnt Europe more successful? Hm, maybe, just maybe, they were, before World War One. You know, when they did all of that shit while projecting their power across the World. But then two massive wars disrupted the entire continent. And while most countries in Europe were affected by these wars, America profitted. Massively. WW2 literally ended the great depression.
Yes you did. Why do you think western Europe aligned with the US after the war? Why do you think the Marshall Plan was even enacted? Because you guys just really really liked democracy so much? No, the Marshall Plan secured Allies in Europe and fixed the economy of US-Trade partners. It also stopped european countries from going red and is probably the last time an american intervention led to conditions improving.
You kindly left out the part where the US explicitly encouraged these killings and financed the upcoming dictatorship that was led by the very same perpetrators.
South Korea, at that point, was also a dictatorship. But okay, thank you for “selflessly” saving South Korea. That should you a free pass to install dictatorships in Iran, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala and so on.
Face it. None of these invasions where ultimatively done becuase the “Constitution set up the americans to stand up for the free world” or something. All of this is about projecting power. Every sucessful invasion led to an advance of US business interest. And that’s what makes you, for the moment, the most dominant power in the world.
I am not saying that all americans are evil or some shit. Or that id rather have another world power (maybe after you elected Trump i preferred you would not have this power). I am glad you liberated us from the Nazis. Shame tho, that you can’t do that for yourself right now.
But to claim that all of this happened because of your constitution is nonsense. To claim, that the US only became imperialist after Trump’s victory is nonsense. To claim that America did not profit from propping up friendly governments, all over the world but especially in Europe, is nonsense.
Sending troops to a Nicargua in 123 years ago led to the US becoming the most successful country in the world? Trade with Nicargua was like 0.00000000000000001% of our economy. And its not just economics that make the US the most successful country in the world. That is just one thing out of many.
I know that you think I’m trying to brag when I use the phrase “most successful country”. The real reason I use that term is as a matter of fact reality check to counter Kremlin propaganda. I’m not claiming I am superior to you because I’m American. And I certainly don’t think that Americans are better off than Europeans in every way. I know for sure that is not true.
Then how come we never got out $13 billion + interest back? How come the US had a great economy in the 1950s even though we hardly traded at all with other countries? We actually had a much better economy when we traded LESS.
That may have been the eventual result but it was not what our constitution was for. Military power was the RESULT of economic success, not the cause LOL.
That didn’t happen, except possibly in Chile. The Shah of Iran came to power in 1941, not 1953. His dynasty was installed by the BRITISH, not Americans.