Hello everyone!

This is just a reminder about our rules. This question came up recently, and although there is nothing wrong with asking about covert (and overt!) attempts by the United States to destabilize and overthrow foreign governments during the Cold War era, we had no choice but to eventually remove the previous thread after it got rather overrun with comments that blatantly violated the rules we have in place here, either with political soapboxing or simply providing a poor, insufficient answer. So please, if you are looking to tackle this question, make sure that you are familiar with what makes a good answer here:

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PS This has nothing to do with you OP, just a reminder for everyone else!

Here is an interesting article on US interventions in Latin America since 1898