Kerry, there were also anti-war protests throughout the US and Europe, but the fact remains - we don't have any say in US foreign policy.
Our government lied to us about weapons of mass destruction, Saudi involvement in 9/11, and the Taliban offering to surrender Bin Laden in 2001.
The people who supported wars based on lies changed their position within a few years, yet the US continued for decades.
You and I have the time and money to write on Medium and engage in debate, but impoverished Americans don't. We don't know their opinion of the public funds spent on US weapon manufacturers, but I imagine there's plenty of resentment.
Our government chooses to finance wars yet refuses to invest in our well-being, and poor Americans know a lot more about money than the wealthier population.
If you don't know any refugees from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, or any countries the US invaded, I suggest speaking to them to learn their perspectives. I've not met a refugee who supports US involvement, and that's not to say they don't exist, but I don't know any wealthy refugees.
Violence begets violence, and the outcome of the War on Terror resulted in millions of deaths and displaced citizens. Americans don't support foreign involvement in our affairs yet believe the global population is too weak to settle domestic conflicts and needs US intervention.
We're not evil and we advocate for wars and sanctions because we believe we're saving lives, but our government's policies only intensify the suffering.
We only know one side of the story, but US interventions from a Latin American perspective offer significant insight into our foreign policy. We are ignorant because we only see the world from an American view, and it's not our fault, but the information is there if we look.
The Dirty Wars in Latin America and ongoing coups to overthrow democratically elected leaders don't fit the fighting for democracy narrative, but the contrasting information won't present itself to you. I lived in Latin America, experiencing the events firsthand, but the evidence is on US and Latin American government websites.
Latin American governments don't recognize the government that threw a coup in Peru and murdered 28 Peruvians, so why does the US?
