ETA: to tell the truth, until I dug up that last Wikipedia page just now for purposes of argument, I still had no clear idea how much this happened. And give these people autonomous killer robots? In the name of developing Friendly Intelligence?
That’s why. Folks will disagree that’s something that the US does, and pointing to things the US might have done decades ago won’t convince them. There’s no way to even debate this point without going down a potentially mind-killing rabbit hole, and I find it hard to believe you weren’t aware of this when you posted it.
In case you weren’t aware of it: I live in the US, and I’ve talked to a number of ordinary folks and a number of scholarly folks about it, and I don’t tend to encounter people who would grant that the US starts aggressive wars. You should be able to see why someone who thinks that would be angry and vocal about the accusation.
Why flamebait? I stated a very well-known fact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Power_Pack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Urgent_Fury
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Just_Cause
More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_sponsored_regime_change
ETA: to tell the truth, until I dug up that last Wikipedia page just now for purposes of argument, I still had no clear idea how much this happened. And give these people autonomous killer robots? In the name of developing Friendly Intelligence?
1) Politics is the mind killer, 2) Agree denotationally but not connotationally
Bay of Pigs? Really? How about nailing us on the Philippines while you’re at it. :-)
It isn’t like there aren’t recent examples to choose from.
That’s why. Folks will disagree that’s something that the US does, and pointing to things the US might have done decades ago won’t convince them. There’s no way to even debate this point without going down a potentially mind-killing rabbit hole, and I find it hard to believe you weren’t aware of this when you posted it.
In case you weren’t aware of it: I live in the US, and I’ve talked to a number of ordinary folks and a number of scholarly folks about it, and I don’t tend to encounter people who would grant that the US starts aggressive wars. You should be able to see why someone who thinks that would be angry and vocal about the accusation.
Ooh… I thought we were having a factual disagreement. I apologize. Maybe this won’t work as flamebait here :-)