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Related: About this forumAmerica's role in Latin American regime change
Washington has a long history of intervention in the region
Hasan Esen
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28.02.2019
The Trump administrations threat of military intervention in Venezuela is only the latest chapter in Washingtons long history of coups in Latin America dating back to 1898.
The U.S. gave unlimited support to Venezuelas opposition on Feb. 23, when the government of socialist President Nicolas Maduro refused to allow the entry of humanitarian aid.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that sending troops to Venezuela is an option while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said recently he was certain that Maduro's days are numbered.
In slightly less than 100 years, from 1898 to 1994, the U.S. intervened successfully to change governments in Latin America at least 41 times, or once every 28 months for an entire century, according to an article in the Harvard Review of Latin America by American Professor John H. Coatsworth titled United States Interventions.
More:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/america-s-role-in-latin-american-regime-change/1404970
Editorials and other articles:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016227455
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America's role in Latin American regime change (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Feb 2019
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safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)1. Don't want to Dole out too much
for bananas.
GatoGordo
(2,412 posts)2. Maduro is a blood thirsty murderer
Look away.....
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)3. Do you have anything to say regarding the actual reason for this thread?
You are free to take your posts attacking leftists and start your own threads.
This thread concerns US intervention in the Americas since the 1800's.
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