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> oppresses other nations through debt, subterfuge or violence

Could you provide a recent example (since 2000 if possible; if not, since WW2) where the US oppresses other nations through debt? I am genuinely curious.



There's no shortage of examples: Iraq, Egypt, Argentina, Pakistan, Philippines to name a few recent examples.


Argentina is being oppressed by corruption, not the US or any other nation.



It's a bit of a stretch to say "refusing to give a country loans" is exploiting someone through debt. Though "refusing to roll over a loan" might count, if you have first made a country dependent.


The conditions imposed on countries in order to receive a loan are usually the problem.




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