Should the EU topple foreign leaders?

[dead0man]

If we really wanted to help the third world of COURSE we would topple foreign leaders.  But that's hard, and involves people (the military) and things (weapons/violence) we hate.  I've mentioned here a few times that the "good" countries should get together, make a list of the worst places on Earth, do some studies to see if we can fix the top one for a reasonable amount of blood and coin, and then do it if feasible.  Then move on to number 2.  Wash, rinse, repeat.

I understand why we don't, we have a HORRIBLE tract record of this.  Even when we mean well (and we almost never do) we still seem to screw it up more often than not.  Some cultures might even be lost causes and never worth the effort...then what?  Wall 'em up so the damage they do to their neighbors and the world is lessened?  A lot people are going to have problems with that.

[dead0man]

You think they meant well and were not just exploiting?  I'm pretty sure they didn't go into China to save the Chinese from themselves, I was under the impression they just wanted cheap tea.


I'm not saying you're wrong, you're probably right, we probably would screw it up, but it wouldn't HAVE to be a screw up.  And the more we did it, ideally, the better we'd get at it.  And, again, ideally, after you remove the first several asshats from power, the rest will probably at least play along with us instead of getting killed/imprisoned.