And indirect, through the use of manufactured ‘uprisings’ which the West are great at.
But really, you can go back many more decades than that. Innocent lives are not something the West (especially USA) have historically valued.
I hate bashing the West all the time, but come on, we aren’t the good guys in the world. And it’s time we own up to who we are. I have ffs. And I do wonder if the world would have been a more peaceful place if we collectively had more soul.