Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
Maybe more important would be to define "intervention." Did we "intervene" in Korea? WWII? Was that ideological? What is ideology? Principle?

I would venture to say that anywhere where there are American troops and American planes/helicopters/ships/submarines/bombs killing people there is intervention. (See clarification below)
I would also say that wherever the CIA or other U.S. government bodies are involved in overthrowing governments/influencing the outcome of elections, etc. (even when the military force is domestic) there is also intervention (or meddling), whichever you prefer.
I think that all this nonsense about "they hate us for our freedoms" has been an ideological boondoggle since 1776. The superposition of one class over another is the underlying issue, no matter what name it is given. So whatever new "ism" they come up with, it will always be about economic hegemony.



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