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Quote by: bishop there were two things that i thought were the most interesting about this article..
first, the obvious, was how there is another south american country allying itself with venezuela. and at the same time (eg. second), it's a country choosing to do what it feels are in its own self-interests - and it shows that our policies towards the country have been utterly unsuccessful. |
Actually, they've been completely successful in the way they've always been successful. They've driven a potential ally into the hands of the Socialists or another group that stands so strongly against us.
Strong US intevention in any country almost invariably leads to a country that will stand united against us, in any way they can.
The only thing that can lead to a different outcome is if we make the population of the country feel guilty for what their own country has done. It worked in Germany in WWII but not in WWI. It worked in Japan. Other than those two countries, the only other exception I can think of would be South Korea and they still are afraid of the Chinese and North Koreans. Eliminate that threat and if we don't move out quickly, they'll hate us too.
Keith