Unilateral Regime Change

Great Debates
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I’m trying to think of some recent precedents for our Great Leader’s unilateral (don’t bother mentioning the 29 other irrelevant countries that have been bribed to support this imperialist venture) pre-emptive war designed to achieve “regime change” in a sovereign nation in defiance of the international community.

All I can think of at the moment is:

  1. Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1991; and

  2. Adolph Hitler’s invasion of Poland in the early 1940s.

I’m sure I"m missing a few.

Thanks for your help.

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Gee how young are you??!

  • Nato supported US invasion of Afghanistan (wasnt that just last year?)

  • US invasion of Panama to oust Noriega

  • North Vietnam invasion of South Vietnam

  • Israel occupation of Palestine

  • Syria, Jordan and Egypt’s attempt to take over Israel in the October war.

  • Pick any country that the Soviet Union “visited” including Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Uzbeskistan and Cezchoslovakia.

    The only real problem with the 2 examples you mentioned is that Hitler and Saddam didnt invade to facilitate a regime change. They did it to take over. There is no indication that the US is planning to takeover Iraq.

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I hope you’re right, but the way Bush is building up a track record of popping unpleasent surprises out of his hat, I wouldn’t hold my breath on the US not planning to take over Iraq.

Again, time will tell and hopefully prove me wrong. So far, I see all my prejudices about Bush being confirmed by his actions. sigh

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Addendum: Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland was in 1939.