I'm not a Republican but I strongly approve of getting rid of world leaders I don't like. Obviously I don't agree with Republicans on such leaders. Would I support removing Bolsonaro, Modi, Putin and Duterte? Yes, just like I approved of the ouster of Yankovych in Ukraine.
I would like to know if others on this site consider this statement as insane as I do.
I do. I think one could argue that the United States has a responsibility to help police international acts of military aggression (as when Bush I intervened to keep Iraq out of Kuwait), but the US should do all it can to stay out of the internal conflicts of other countries (as when Bush II invaded Iraq).
so saddam is allowed to kill his own people and american enemies (iran), but it's not allowed to attack american oil ally kuwait...
It's ugly, even immoral, but yeah, that's my view. I don't expect everyone to share the same opinion, but if the US assumes the authority to topple any world leader who commits a crime, even a heinous one....well, where does it end? Should we be making plans to attack Russia or China? Those regimes are certainly guilty of heinous crimes against their own people, but I hope no one is seriously advocating we go to war over it. Better to promote democracy through trade and diplomacy, and use military force only to preserve international order.
