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The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue
Sanchari Ghosh

6 Times the U.S. ‘Saved’ the World by Destroying It

With Donald Trump’s recent adventures in Venezuela, there has been growing concern among people, especially Americans, about what the United States’ next steps would be. People fear that Trump, with his recent shenanigans, is laying the groundwork for conflicts with foreign nations that could even culminate in a third world war.

While this idea has only existed in a vacuum in the last couple of months, Trump’s abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his expressed wish to exploit the country’s oil reserves and ideally “run” the country until a smooth transition of powers can take place make the possibility seem less like a general idea and more like reality. For people who still have their doubts about the United States possibly attacking or exploiting other nations, here are 3 instances where it did things with other nations that it possibly shouldn’t have:

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