Why does the USA secretly undermine democracies around the world?

Question

Why does the USA secretly undermine democracies around the world?

Answer 1

They are spin masters from a nation of lawyers, crooks.

Answer 2

Does _______ (insert country/government name) secretly ________ (insert conspiracy theory) ?

The answer to your conspiracy theory is no.

Answer 3

in what way? Can you give us an example of what you are talking about?

Unless you are referring to undermining the newly formed democracy in Iraq, where the democrats insist we pull out (every day now for the past two years), which would certainly have left those poor people high and dry and ready to be massacred. Is that what you are referring to?

Answer 4

So corporations can have access to their natural resources for exploitation and profit.

Answer 5

The USA only cares about protecting its own interests.

Answer 6

probaly because they are not democracies to begin with....

duh

Answer 7

~~~~~~~~~We do NOT do this~~~~~~~~~

Answer 8

You're not one of those wacky conspiracy "theorists" are you? No? Then WHY BEHAVE like one?

Answer 9

Two examples of how we undermined democracy:

In the early 1950s we overthrew a popularly elected government in Iran because they seemed to be communist... they still remember that and look what's going on today

In the 1990s we supported the Taliban because they were supporting the building of oil pipelines in Afghanistan. Look what the country is like now and what happened on 9/11

Basically, the USA does this for its own interests, political or economical. It's that simple.

Answer 10

Cuz we're bored.  

Answer 11

We don't.

Why not list the Democracies you think we are undermining. And if it's a secret how is it you know about it?

Answer 12

because it can,  I really think it should have been a French or Dutch colony - we might have had more peace  

Answer 13

Oh, they have a "reason" for all of it.  Usually that reason is "national interest".  That's why we supported the dictator Marcos in the Philippines for thirty years, re-installed the Shah of Iran after the people had revolted and set up their own government, not to mention all the things we have done in Central America.  Only thing is, these things aren't secret.  Unless of course you're one of those people who can only love their country if it's perfect, so you deny it, like some of the answerers here.