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The US, despite its present dire economic if not nearly bankrupt situation, continues to spend as much on weapons and military as the rest of the world combined.
Remember.
The US has been in a perpetual state of war for the last 7 decades. Since WWII, America has invaded Iraq (twice), Haiti, Panama, Grenada, Laos, Cambodia, North Korea, Viet Nam, Nicaragua, Lebanon, Somalia, Dominican Republic and a bunch of other Latin American countries whose names escape me right now. The US has bombed civilian populations in Sudan, Iraq, Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Libya, Lebanon (actually, naval shelling), North Vietnam, Afghanistan and now Pakistan. I probably missed a few.
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The US has had direct involvement in coups, against democratically elected governments in Iran (1953), Guatemala, Venezuela, Haiti and Chile (just to name a few) research it for yourselves.
Iran's first attempt at democracy in 1953 was toppled by freedom loving America because Iran's democratically elected (but socialist leaning Mossadegh government) had this crazy idea that Iran's resources should benefit Iranians as opposed to the corporate oil interests in the US and Britain.
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In 2007, George W. Bush asked Congress to fund an ESCALATION of covert operations against Iran. Congress approved $400 million for a destabilization plan designed to undermine Iran's religious leadership by way of active support of the minority Baluchi, Ahwazi Arab and other dissident organizations.
(Do you think there might be a connection between this destabilization plan and events presently occurring in Iran?)
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Electoral defeats of pro-US candidates, whether they are dictators or democracy lovers, are usually labeled as "stolen" by our mainstream media.
Seriously, I was totally amused (but not surprised) that within a day after the Iranian election, Satan's little helper's (the mainstream media) unanimously declared (without citing any evidence) Iran's election as fraudulent. Funny, they had so little to say about George Bush's dubious election numbers in Florida.
Seriously, most Americans would find it a challenge to find the US on a map let alone Iran. But now, thanks to the frenzied media coverage and hyperbole, the average American (who doesn't give a rat's ass about American elections) is supposed to be very, very concerned about Iran's?
That's right! Mr. & Mrs. Average "let's buy more cheap plastic crap from China" American is now very, very afraid of Iran(?).
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