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Old 01-05-2026, 10:51 AM   #271
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree View Post
Crude Nation and Things Are Never So Bad They Can’t Get Worse cover Venezuela specifically, but a broader understanding of regime changes through force (specifically by the US) is more enlightening in this scenario, so something like Catastrophic Success or Losing the Long Game would be good reads.

Basically, even if things turn out well in the short term, the long term fortunes of these countries are rarely good or rarely even just better than had their been no intervention.
I normally don't get this pedantic, but because it is you: I wouldn't call anything that wasn't peer reviewed a history book, especially if it was written by political correspondents. These are primary sources at best.
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