# Unilateral Regime Change

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-regime-change/162669>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 20, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-regime-change/162669 "2003-03-20T00:02:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![lout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@lout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lout)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-regime-change/162669/1 "2003-03-20T00:02:11Z")

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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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**Author:** ![X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbe5ce/32.png) [@X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X_Slayer_ALE)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-regime-change/162669/2 "2003-03-20T00:22:22Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-regime-change/162669/3 "2003-03-20T00:54:37Z")

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> X~Slayer wrote:  
> **There is no indication that the US is planning to takeover Iraq.**

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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**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-regime-change/162669/4 "2003-03-20T00:55:53Z")

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