False Assumption Registry

Foreign Policy

9 entries in this category

• Food Aid Ends Somalia Famine
  Delivering food shipments protected by international peacekeepers will feed Somalia's starving children and resolve the famine.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources
• Iraq Invasion Would Stabilize Region
  Overthrowing Saddam Hussein would replace his government with a stable pro-US regime without causing chaos or fragmentation.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources
• Overthrowing Iran Brings Middle East Peace
  US military intervention with Israel will overthrow Iran's regime, avenge 1979, and lead to regional stability.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• South Peasants Hated Communists
  South Vietnamese peasants hated Communists as much as pro-Western elites did and broadly supported the US-backed government.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources
• Annexing Canada Advances US Interests
  Threatening to annex Canada through trade wars and rhetoric forces favorable outcomes for America without alienating potential nationalist allies.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Wars of Conquest Pay Off
  Wars of conquest provide net economic benefits through resource control, strategic gains, and territorial expansion.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources
• Rare Earths Warrant Geopolitical Focus
  Rare earth elements are scarce enough to justify intense geopolitical competition, foreign policy maneuvers, and massive investments due to their critical role in green technologies.
  Growing recognition that this assumption was false, but not yet mainstream 1 sources
• Greenland Economically Benefits Denmark
  Sovereignty over Greenland provides Denmark with economic benefits outweighing the massive ongoing subsidies required to sustain it.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources
• Iraq Had WMDs and Al-Qaeda Ties
  Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein supported al-Qaeda.
  Mainstream now strongly agrees this assumption was false 1 sources