extremely good piece by @emptywheel :https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-wheeler-haspel-cia_us_5aaab803e4b0fcbdb4a3510a?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 …
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Do all Democrats feeling strongly about this issue (torture)? Personally I don't.
Democrats who claim to support the liberal order, which upholds Human Rights, do.
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The idea, which goes back to before the Cold War, that the US has to do "bad things" abroad to somehow protect democracy, has been disproven so often it's amazing it still lives as a policy option Kinda like tax cuts, I guess, some won't let data dissuade them from their desires
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I am not familiar with the data and appreciate your insight.
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Ok - google Sukarno Mossadegh Marcos Rhee to start Basically, if you were a young kid in 1950's Iran, & your dad worked to help elect 1st freely elected leader in centuries, the US deposed him, installed Shah, who had your dad arrested & killed, how would you like US? 1
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Much academic info on history of US backing absolutely horrible murderous dictators abroad for over a century 2 Thank God They're on Our Side: The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorshipshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0807847739/
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In essence, in exchange 4 US trade & local stability (& in Cold War opposition to USSR), we propped up dictators who subverted our own values This is big reason many in Asian, Muslim, African, & particularly Latin American countries don't trust US now What's the price of lost 3
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trust to us now? Hypocrisy doesn't pay well in the long run, basically cc
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