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To: elmatador who wrote (84369)	12/10/2011 12:41:54 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 219911

Nicaragua's Somoza, Replaced by an even more brutal Communist regime, until US actions were able to overthrow it.. And now Daniel Ortega has accumulated control over more wealth than Somoza could ever dream of.. opinion.vivenicaragua.com And he was one of the few national leaders to actually support Muammar Qhaddafi.. During the 2011 Libyan uprising, Ortega was among the very few leaders that clearly spoke out in defense of the embattled Muammar Gaddafi.[67] During a telephone conversation between the two, Ortega said Gaddafi was "waging a great battle to defend his nation"[68] and "it's at difficult times that loyalty and resolve are put to the test."[69] en.wikipedia.org This is Ortega's third term as President (after having the constitution changed to permit it).. And yet poverty still exists in Nicaragua.. Why? Because it's his power base and he can't lose it.. Paraguay's Stroessner Point to you.. Btw, do you know where Stroessner spent his 17 years of Exile after being ousted? Starts with a B and ends with an L.... Pot calling the kettle black comes to mind.. ;0) Philippines Marcos Yep... and don't forget Emelda's 5000 pairs of shoes. But there were clear historical ties between the US and the Phillipines, as it was a prior US territory. But they are independent now, not a US colony, and there is no US military presence of any note within the country. (and yes.. Marcos went into exile in the US.. ;) Suharto? Indonesia is a basket case.. consisting of diverse and uncooperative ethnicities and over a thousand islands.. It's going to be hard for anyone to govern. There there is the massive institutionalized corruption.. errr.... traditions.. Iran.. Look what transpired El Matador.. Look who replaced him... At least until the Shah, the region was relatively stable and countered Soviet incursions into the region. And there is a VERY GOOD point to make.. US regional foreign policy did not take place in a vacuum. You MUST look at what the Soviets were doing at the same time that caused us to support dictators as a "lesser of two evils". It's much easier to transition an Authoritarian regime to democracy than a Totalitarian one. As for S. Africa.. Which nation implemented sanctions against the that government over Apartheid? The US.. And which (European) nations then utterly circumvented US sanctions in order to seize market share in that country? Egypt.. Ever remember a guy named Nasir (Nasser).. Who supported him? How do you think he would have used his Russian made weapons against an "Arab Spring" uprising?" Probably the same way Syria's Al-Assad is using his.. But Egypt's military has American equipment.. And for that reason, and US influence, we probably contributed to Mubarak's departure more than most would recognize. Hawk