America's biggest foreign policy disasters come from this pathological need to prove we're still the global hegemon; we're so afraid of appearing weak that we keep making ourselves weaker.
Las guerras en las que USA no debio de haber intervenido


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Blythe: Hey everyone, welcome back to your personalized podcast from BeFreed! I'm Blythe, and honestly, I am *so* pumped to dive into today's topic with my co-host Eli because we're tackling something that's been gnawing at me for ages.
Eli: And I'm Eli! Oh, this is going to be fascinating, Blythe. We're exploring those American military interventions that, looking back, maybe-just maybe-we should've stayed home for. You know, the wars where hindsight makes you go "yikes, what were we thinking?"
Blythe: Exactly! And we've got some incredible source material to work with today that really pulls back the curtain on how these decisions get made. Ready to get a little uncomfortable with some hard truths?