01 June 2008

New American Imperialism

Looks a little something like this...

There's a country that has a resource you want. You talk to the leader and see if you can negotiate some sort of covert control over that resource.

That leader (or their successor) decides they don't want to negotiate anymore.

You become friendly with the rebels or other countries that are enemies to this leader.
You give them money, weapons, training. They overthrow the uncooperative leader.
You insert a leader that is in line with your wishes. Or you tolerate the rebel leader as long as they don't interfere with your control.

Or some country decides to invade another or a leader becomes too tyrannical
We offer to help the people resist. We build training camps, bases, whatever we need.
Then we win, then we stay. Then they get pissed at us and we have to get rid of them

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