South America
1 conflicts · $80M total cost
$80M
Total Cost
0
US Deaths
3,200
Civilian Deaths
1
Conflicts
0
Authorized
1
Unauthorized
📖 Pattern of US Intervention in South America
U.S. military and intelligence involvement in South America peaked during the Cold War, with the CIA supporting coups in Chile (1973), Brazil (1964), and Argentina (1976), and backing Operation Condor — a network of South American dictatorships that assassinated political opponents across the continent. The "drug war" extended military involvement into Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. The legacy: decades of authoritarian rule, human rights abuses, and deep anti-American sentiment.
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⚔️ Conflicts in South America
🗣️ Voices from South America
“I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people.”
— Henry Kissinger, National Security Advisor, on Chile's democratic election of Allende (1970) (Chile Coup)