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Originally posted by onetime2
Do you really think the US prefers to put tyrants in power? Do you sincerely believe that, if a "good" alternative was available, we would choose the worst?
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In sincerely believe that during the Cold War, the US believed it was better to give countries a dictator then to give them the freedom to choose their own government -- a choice that would allow them to choose communism.
Today, I believe that the US chooses leaders on the basis on what is good for the US over what is good for the country in question.
Of course one cannot be sure that the person chosen to rule a country will not turn out to be ruthless. But there is a solution -- the US can stop choosing other countries' rulers. The exploitation of US power to serve its self-interest through the manipulation of other governments is an intolerable practice.