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How many times has the U.S. attempted that? How well did it ever work long-term?
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Don't really know since history is a weakness of mine. Worked very well with Japan though. The US wasn't conquering them to stem a refugee crisis, but the concept is the same. |
Monroe Doctrine
'banana republics'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran-Contra_affair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal
There is a degree of culpability. It still stands that the wall is the humane solution.
The solution needn't involve blood and treasure in current year. It does look, today, like an Internet Bill Of Rights is necessary.
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