Were the US-backed coups during the Cold War justified? I know

If there are still commies than no

>>2609808
Is that the real Mr Krabs?

Mossadegh and Allende deserved it.

The coups resulted in hell for their countries, but the leaders who got unseated were basically begging for it.

Now Guatemala and Nicaragua, that was just some evil shit.

>>2609808
>Mossadegh was pro-American and anti-communist
>was democratically elected
>US overthrew him anyway for lulz
Learning about that is when I realized American foreign policy was completely fucked.

>>2609933
Explain? Genuinely curious.

>>2609808
Define "justified"
A nation cares first and foremost about it's own interests. The US went around toppling government because it was beneficial to them.

>>2609973
Or in the case of Iran, they toppled a leader when it wasn't in their best interest because of a shitty foreign policy.

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>>2609979
#yolo

>>2609967
Both Allende and Mossadegh were socialists who managed to maneuver their way into the executive office after years of trying, and proceeded to rule by decree and ignore every constitutional limit on their power.

In both cases, they were unseated because another branch of the government had explicitly asked that they be removed from power. In Allende's case, the Chilean congress asked for a military coup, in Mossadeghs case the emperor of Iran dismissed him.

Mossadegh also only got into power because his party committed a wave of assassinations and refused to stop unless he was put in charge. He killed the guy that game before him.

Of course, Pinochet and the Shah were both worse than the people who came before them, but both of those guys were "I am a huge faggot please rape my face" the ruler.

>>2609808
>justified
Lmao, learn 2 geopolitics, can't have commies in your backyard if you are trying to win.