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Originally Posted by DeepIron
The US has for decades meddled in the affairs of other nations...
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I can highly recommend Stephen Kinzer's "Overthrow" as a good historical examination of this.
Be warned,it is not an easy book to read. He is very date/name heavy (but that's how he gets credibility) and it paints a history of our international relations that many may not know...and many would prefer not to know.
Since this subject pertains to my doctoral studies, I am about 1/2 way through verifying and checking the references and, so far, he has been spot on.
People may not like this aspect of our history, but in order to understand how our actions affect how other nations/cultures perceive us, it is important to know all the history... not just the good.
The United States is no different from the majority of the countries of the world. In our history we have our good, bad, and ugly sides.