Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post

cthulu23 · 10-03-2004, 06:29 PM

The US has a rich, storied history of supporting some of the worst dictators in the world, eg - Somoza, Suharto, Duvalier 1 & 2, Pinochet, etc, etc ad infinitum, whenever it is politically advantageous to us. We are also the world's largest arms dealer. We have hardly been the bulwark against repression that many US citizens think that we have. Let's not forget that we sold Saddam Hussein plenty of weapons during the peak of his repressive actions aginst the Kurds. All of this is not to say that the US never does good in the world but our actions, like most nations, have always been tempered with a strong dose of realpolitick. The popular american idea that we are the most moral nation on earth as far as foreign policy is concerned is a false one.

Yes, there are plenty of dictators in the UN. No, they do not all fear the US. In fact, many are our close allies.

10-03-2004, 06:29 PM	#26 (permalink)
cthulu23 Banned	The US has a rich, storied history of supporting some of the worst dictators in the world, eg - Somoza, Suharto, Duvalier 1 & 2, Pinochet, etc, etc ad infinitum, whenever it is politically advantageous to us. We are also the world's largest arms dealer. We have hardly been the bulwark against repression that many US citizens think that we have. Let's not forget that we sold Saddam Hussein plenty of weapons during the peak of his repressive actions aginst the Kurds. All of this is not to say that the US never does good in the world but our actions, like most nations, have always been tempered with a strong dose of realpolitick. The popular american idea that we are the most moral nation on earth as far as foreign policy is concerned is a false one. Yes, there are plenty of dictators in the UN. No, they do not all fear the US. In fact, many are our close allies. Last edited by cthulu23; 10-03-2004 at 06:35 PM..