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> overthrew democracies in South America

Don't forget Central America and Iran; supporting military dictators in Southeast Asia (Marcos in the Philippines and Suharto in Indonesia); invading Haiti and raiding it of the entirety of its gold reserves, condemning its people to poverty -- one could go on and on.

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I mean hell, one of the states (Hawaii) didn't even join willingly, it was annexed by President McKinley by force.