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by the_only_law 1498 days ago
> We would probably be concerned, but our economic and military clout means that we would always be the customer for whoever won that civil war.

Don’t we typically just give a fuckton of guns and resources (and maybe more) to whichever side we want to win.

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Absolutely not. We are also perfectly willing to overthrow democratically elected governments as well.
A good read about that: The Savage Wars of Peace.