And Russia and China are imitating our claims to spheres of influence for two centuries in the name of national security. The United States occupied Nicaragua militarily from 1926-1933, including fighting the rebel forces of Cesar Sandino against a Nicaraguan government we supported. In 1954, the United States overthrew the Socialist government of Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz in favor of a genocidal military dictatorship. In 1961, the United States launched the ill-starred Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. In any event, we should not risk war with Russia or China over spheres of influence which we are unwilling to renounce for ourselves.

Source: Huffington Post September 04, 2016 17:15 UTC