American interventionism

29 Nov
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Enjoy this montage of U.S. intervention in foreign affairs over the last half-century or so.  Now top be fair, I could put together a montage of at least equal length of all the truly wonderful things that have emerged out of America during this time.  But if nothing, we are certainly a bitter pill and, given the events highlighted in this video, it is little wonder that conspiracy theory among the Arab region has been elevated to the level of mainstream journalism.


Course, it doesn’t exactly help when our unfortunate “ambassadors with guns” behave like this:

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Anonymous (not verified)Wed, 2006-12-06 00:55

YEAH, THE USA HAS PRETTY

YEAH, THE USA HAS PRETTY MUCH DONE NOTHING GOOD, EVER. (SARCASM) I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE AN EXPATRIATE. AND, I THINK YOU SHOULD STAY THAT WAY. BUT, WHILE YOU ARE AWAY, YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO OBSESSED WITH THE GOINGS ON IN A COUNTRY YOU NO LONGER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH. YOU SHOULD CONCERN YOURSELF MORE WITH THE SIDE OF THE STREET ON WHICH THE GRASS IS GREENER.
Ironic Distortion (not verified)Wed, 2006-11-29 18:00

That first video ...

...was from Bowling for Columbine wasn't it? As for that second one..that is just wrong..
Jay DaverthWed, 2006-11-29 18:38

Not sure on that first one,

but it did have sort of a professional feel to it so it's totally possible. Yeah, that second one made me ill - have you ever seen the one where the soldiers drive a tank over some dude's car because he was "stealing" firewood from a demolished building?