U.S. interventions throughout Latin America and Cuba installed regimes friendly to U.S. political and business interests even when those regimes were illiberal, creating a tension between the rhetoric of spreading liberty and self-determination and the reality of picking winners at the expense of the country's citizens.
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Christopher CoyneEvidence Quote
“our political leaders and policy makers talk about the United States wanting to spread Liberty and democracy ... but when we undertake these efforts and attempt to pick winners and establish regimes that we believe are good or that benefit the United States oftentimes that comes at the expense of the citizens”
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