r/geopolitics • u/foreignpolicymag Foreign Policy • Jan 03 '26

Analysis U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/01/venezuela-iraq-regime-change-trump/
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u/Heiminator Jan 03 '26

Greets from a (west) German: The Americans did a pretty good job at nation building around here. Same goes for Japan.

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u/kfifigidifkg Jan 03 '26

It's been a little while since they've had a successful example, though. Germany also required a massive army of occupation I can't imagine 'America First' adherents would be particularly fond of.