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rdean
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First, i am not 'you guys.'You guys make this too easy.
Wrong chauncey, LBJ committed us ground forces to Vietnam, a little trick called the gulf of tonkin was the ticket.Eisenhower, a Republican, got us into Vietnam.
Wrong part two.
The british helped the rightful ruler of Iran, the Shah against a communist attempted takeover.
The incident wasn't even public knowledge until the 1990s, so it could not have launched 'islamic extremism', what a stupid claim.
Absolutely.
Stalin was just so much, eh sweetness?
You mean the one FDR provoked for two years through various breeches of international law?
Again with the 'you guys.'You guys should really go and study history.
Let me explain it to you sonny, I'm not and never have been a Republican, so your stupid 'us vs them' games won't work with me.
I hope you learned something from the schooling you just recieved, but I doubt it.That way you won't screw up like this so often.
I would be interested in any links you care to provide. You know, links like this one:
Eventually, the Eisenhower administration approved a joint British-American operation to overthrow Mossadeq, worried that his nationalist aspirations will lead to an eventual communist takeover (worried, no known communist plot existed). The operation was code-named Operation Ajax.
At first, the military coup seemed to fail, and the shah fled the country. After widespread rioting -- and with help from the CIA and British intelligence services -- Mossadeq was defeated and the shah returned to power, ensuring support for Western oil interests. Iranian people felt cheated. Mosadeq had sought to raise his country from poverty. Worst of all, the Iranian people who admired the United States, were shocked by these events. The United States was a beacon of hope for democracy.
A Brief History of Democracy in Iran | Iran Democracy Plan
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