American History & Foreign Policy - Government Interventionism

America was founded by revolutionary ideals: The rejection of tyranny the embrace of equality and the protection of "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." But 200 years later, what is the promise of america?

the link here is an archive of 163 U.S. interventions, a muilti faceted catalogue of coups, humanitarian incursions, covert actions, proxy armies, freedom fighters/terrorists and unilateral offensives. Out of this lagacy, a simple picture emerges.

At one time you thought America as in the government was innocent and never caused problems in the world and only did good things for people in the world. You recoiled at those who seemed to hate America. You forgot to disassociate the government from the country when it came to foreign policy.Then you took the blue pill and were angry and let down

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