Russian troops land in Venzuela

[Dill]

(03-25-2019, 04:31 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Never ok with that doctrine and it is way too old to apply now. It’s original intent was to keep other European countries from colonizing Central and South America. It’s been warped into “stay out of my yard!” Again none of our business what another sovereign nation wants to do to itself.

I don’t get how we can say with a straight face that Russia can’t get involved in South America because it’s too close to us, yet we have military within a stone throw of Russia. Does the Monroe Doctrine now apply everywhere outside of Russia/China own borders?

I have always found it problematic and puzzling.

But we have needed that precedent to overthrow democratic governments in favor of US corporations.

You got the Russia thing all wrong.  This is how you should be looking at it.