Windh 1
Justin Windh
Mr. Robinson
English 2
4/30/07
Bias or Fact
America has buried itself in foreign government affairs many times in
history and for many reasons, claiming to civilize, liberate, or protect those we
occupy. We may not always have the most modest intentions, but is it possible that
our poking and prodding into affairs of other countries has gotten us where we are
today; faced with nations that literally hate and despise us? Stephen Kinzer seems
to believe so. In his book Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from
Hawaii to Iraq he mentions several cases where he feels that our government has
stuck their nose in places it does not belong and as a result our country has been
knocked for it. But it is not hard to distinguish whether or not he is being factual
in his conclusions or merely speculating. He has some pretty hard evidence
supporting his feelings. However Kinzer does lead into speculation about......
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