Opus wrote:
When did we ever have such a thing. I mean, we've been over-throwing
democratically elected governments since after the Second World War, and it
hasn't been the exclusive real of the Republicans.

I don't disagree with your assessment of that facet of our
not-so-covert foreign policy; but we have in the past been so much more
than a mere military bully on the world stage. On balance, we have
done a lot of good for a lot of people outside our borders. I'm not so
naive as to think much or any of that was purely altruistic; but in
terms of how the rest of the world viewed our actions and motives; I
believe we were, prior to this administration's war, generally seen as
a positive actor more often than not.

Joe F.