It’s worth noting that the British played as big of a role in all that as the US. Because oil/geopolitics…
Not the first time, and not the last time, of course. British adventurism in the 20th Century had just as significant consequences as its US equivalent (as did the French, and less so the Portuguese and Dutch). It’s just that they were already well on the decline by the time we are talking about. Unlike the US…
It’s worth noting that the British played as big of a role in all that as the US. Because oil/geopolitics…
Not the first time, and not the last time, of course. British adventurism in the 20th Century had just as significant consequences as its US equivalent (as did the French, and less so the Portuguese and Dutch). It’s just that they were already well on the decline by the time we are talking about. Unlike the US…