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In reply to the discussion: This is why the United States used to not do shit like this [View all]
snot
(11,412 posts)5. Maybe target governments &/or their citizens wised up to the point that
it was getting harder to covertly overthrow or assassinate leaders who failed to comply with our Imperialistic requirements.
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When was this mythical time when the United States didn't do shit like this?
DavidDvorkin
Jun 2025
#2
Yeah, I'm 67 and I don't remember a time when the US didn't do shit like this. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2025
#3
I'm also 67, and I don't remember such a time, and learned of none in history.
mucholderthandirt
Jun 2025
#46
Never! We've never had a president unilaterally bomb a sovereign nation WITHOUT Congressional action of some sort
maxrandb
Jun 2025
#4
Because in the end, even the Democratic presidents feel the need to appear to be Macho, Macho men.
LiberalArkie
Jun 2025
#41
Sorry, but presidents have hit military targets in the mideast without following the War Powers Resolution many times.
onenote
Jun 2025
#15
We have also never had a president that has completely destroyed our system of alliances.
flashman13
Jun 2025
#20
No, but during the cold war we cozied up to multiple far-right authoritarian governments,
Jack Valentino
Jun 2025
#25
Definitely not when her Intelligence "chief" states there isn't any intelligence warranting a strike on Iran.
MuchBetterThanThis
Jun 2025
#9
Ahh, that is why Smedley Butler was chosen to be our new dictator in the "Business Plot"
LiberalArkie
Jun 2025
#42
No we haven't seen this movie before. This shit show can and will become much worse.
flashman13
Jun 2025
#18
A chart that has in its title "The Land of Israel"... is a little suspect, at least to me.
AloeVera
Jun 2025
#34
Out of the 15 you've got two doubtful exceptions. Might as well add Trump's preemptive strike on Iran, if you
ancianita
Jun 2025
#45
I've never been more disgusted by my country than I have been the last 24 hours.
Initech
Jun 2025
#23