So what? I'm fine with interfering in other country's elections if it advances America's interests, the important thing is that we not let anyone do it to us. Foreign policy isn't a friendship circle, you're supposed to look out for your country's interests.
That attitude worked out great with Latin America, Iran, Cuba, Vietnam, and so many other places last century didn't it!
Well, I'd argue Vietnam, Iran, and most of those Latin American countries weren't places where it was in our interest to intervene militarily (or at all, for that matter). In the case of Cuba it was a complicated situation and while the Bay of Pigs was obviously a disaster, I do understand the rationale for green-lighting it (as should anyone familiar with the Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuba was not some harmless communist rump state in the early 60s; there was a real danger there and it was a pretty complex situation). Also, you seem to be assuming that I mean military intervention when that's pretty clearly not what I was talking about. Beyond which, as an American, I am obviously going to put my country's interests ahead of those of any other country.
So what? I'm fine with interfering in other country's elections if it advances America's interests, the important thing is that we not let anyone do it to us. Foreign policy isn't a friendship circle, you're supposed to look out for your country's interests.
This kind of mentality led to Iraq war. Don't be surprised why anti-Americanism is rising all over the world.
Actually, no it didn't. There's a big difference between saying America – when it is in our interests to do so – should find ways to take a role in other countries' politics (ex: working behind the scenes to help Yuschenko's campaign against Yanukovych) and saying we should needlessly start unnecessary wars because "muh oil." For that matter, there's – as Badger has already explained – a huge difference between what we did with Yeltsin and what Russia did in 2016. And Iraq isn't why anti-Americanism is rising (to the extent that's even true), it's because of the policies – such as they are – of the Trump administration, but that's another discussion.
