"Harvest of Empire": New Doc Tells How US Intervention Caused Mass Latin American

[rwsanders]

2. Our attitude toward those countries hasn't changed since the "Monroe Doctrine"...

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Just finished a horrible book that discussed the impact of the Monroe Doctrine (although it wasn't the major focus), that said that the U.S. had influence over the Caribbean, Central, and South America. The book was "horrible" not because it is badly written, but because it strips bare the racism and profiteering that has guided our foreign policy. The book was "The Imperial Cruise" by James Bradley. He also wrote "Flags of Our Fathers" and his father was one of the men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima. He felt the need to research the factors leading to WW2 and this book is the result. It is quite the eye opener (as much of a foundational shift for me as "Lies My Teacher Told Me" and "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" ).
Our view of other nations has been disgusting.
I knew this was in the background of the immigration problem, but didn't have the details. I've been getting more angry about the immigration debate because I suspected they were fleeing our manipulations and exploitations.