Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
Yes, all that "freedom" the US and West have spread for decades by interfering in the affairs of other sovereign nations.
Like the 1953 coup of the democratically elected leader
of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh. That is just ONE of the dozens of
illegal, criminal, and aggressive war actions against
other nations that have posed NO thread to US soil.
ISIS, Al-qaeda, Hamas. and other groups like this were created, financed, armed, and encouraged by our own government agencies like the CIA, DIA, NSA, and others. So who are the REAL
"terrorists"? Hmmm?
Yes one would be naive to believe that US foreign policy hasn't contributed to and continues to contribute to mistrust of the US.
When European powers were pre-eminent, their foreign policy was unashamedly about economic gain. Despite pronouncing ideas such as liberty and equality, entire countries were taken over and their citizens and resources organized for the benefit of the home countries.
As US power rose, so has it's intervention in foreign lands for economic reasons. It's not difficult to find out more about the multiple instances of this.
One interesting example is overthrowing the democratically elected leader of Iran in 1953 and installing the Shah of Iran. Then when the Shah of Iran was overthrown, the US ended up supporting Saddam Hussein as a check against Iran. The Iran-Iraq war cost hundreds of thousands of military and civilian lives. Then when we decided Saddam wasn't to our liking, we overthrew him and now have IS to deal with.