US Regime Change History

This cluster focuses on criticisms of the United States' historical involvement in coups, regime changes, and interventions in foreign governments, particularly in Latin America, the Middle East, and other regions, often citing specific examples and Wikipedia pages.

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Sample Comments

a8000 Apr 11, 2014 View on HN

I think you have misconceptions about what American policy has been in the past. Remember all the US backed coups in South and Central America, accompied by mass slaughter of political opposition (e.g. Contras in Nicaragua) often by groups trained in US military schools, the extensive bombing campaigns in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia with 100k-1m lives lost, all the US backed dictators (Suharto, Irans Shah,...), to name just a few.

bcrosby95 Feb 5, 2024 View on HN

More like ignorant. The US spent decades supporting whichever side would work with us, including overthrowing democratically elected rulers that wouldn't. Maybe we've learned, or maybe in another 30+ years we'll hear about all the shit we're pulling now.

rbanffy Apr 10, 2020 View on HN

I'd like not to be able to say it, but the US is not innocent in that preactice - this is why South America has so many dictatorships in the 20th century.

hrktb Mar 30, 2020 View on HN

I think the parent is talking about the US sabotaging other governments for decades.

baxuz Jan 3, 2026 View on HN

Fuck these imperialists:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...

random314 Feb 5, 2023 View on HN

Are you serious?!! All of these countries I listed had democratic governments couped out or attempted to be forced out by USA. If you are ignorant about history you can just Google it.Or maybe staying ignorant is part of your grand strategy to avoid cognitive dissonance.How is USA imposing a dictatorship on Chile nonsense?.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat#:~:text=On%2011%20September%201973%2C%20after,power%20in%20a%20coup%20of" r

madiathomas Jul 9, 2017 View on HN

I love how you cherry-picked South America and ignore recent examples where US is directly involved in impoverishing people by destroying their country in the name of democracy. Democracy meaning installing their own puppets who will allow them to loot. Countries like Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait etc. All South American countries have been at war. All of them. Google them one by one. Leave China out of this equation because they have never started or sponsored war outside Asia. When a count

mkbkn Feb 26, 2025 View on HN

USA has actively participated in overthrowing democracies around the world. Not to mention killing thousands of common people in Middle East and elsewhere. But the same emotions doesn't rise here. Too much hypocrisy?

lm28469 Jan 3, 2026 View on HN

You forgot quite a few...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202112/1240540.shtmlBut you're the good guys and do that to deliver freedom and democracy so

literallycancer Nov 26, 2016 View on HN

The US has a long history of sponsoring violent coups. I don't think you get to talk about 'saving' anyone.