The United States assisted revolutionaries in those countries.
The USA practiced terrorism. See:The New War Against Terror
By Noam Chomsky
October 18, 2001 - Transcribed from audio recorded at The Technology & Culture Forum at MIT The Talk (audio)
The United States assisted revolutionaries in those countries.
The USA practiced terrorism. See:The New War Against Terror
By Noam Chomsky
October 18, 2001 - Transcribed from audio recorded at The Technology & Culture Forum at MIT The Talk (audio)
The United States assisted revolutionaries in those countries.
The USA practiced terrorism. See:The New War Against Terror
By Noam Chomsky
October 18, 2001 - Transcribed from audio recorded at The Technology & Culture Forum at MIT The Talk (audio)
The United States restricted tourism in those countries.
to overthrow the Sandinistas. to prevent Nicaragua from spreading Communist power to overthrow the country's Communist leaders.
The United States assisted revolutionaries in those countries.The USA practiced terrorism. See:The New War Against TerrorBy Noam ChomskyOctober 18, 2001 - Transcribed from audio recorded at The Technology & Culture Forum at MIT The Talk (audio)
The United states wanted to prevent all of Asia from becoming communist
To prevent the nation from becoming a communist outpost
The United States assisted revolutionaries in those countries.The USA practiced terrorism. See:The New War Against TerrorBy Noam ChomskyOctober 18, 2001 - Transcribed from audio recorded at The Technology & Culture Forum at MIT The Talk (audio)
The united states wanted to prevent all of Asia from becoming communist
The united states wanted to prevent all of Asia from becoming communist
No. The exact reverse happened. Laos and Cambodia were Western-oriented constitutional monarchies in 1960. By the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, both countries became Communist dictatorships.
The CIA or Central Intelligence Agency of the United States has had its hand in many affairs overseas. They got involved in overthrowing Iran and Guatemala because they wanted to prevent the rise of communist-friendly states or states whose interests did not necessarily align with those of the US or its allies.
The Vietnam War is considered an American loss. Its purpose was to prevent North Vietnam from becoming a Communist government, and this effort proved unsuccessful.
During the Cold War era, the only US objective in southeast Asia was to prevent nations from becoming communist. It was felt at the time (incorrectly) that all communist nations were necessarily part of a global, anti-American alliance.