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The failure of the U.S.'s foreign adventures often seems to have its roots in the U.S.'s total ignorance of things on the ground, of the countries that they fiddle with.
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"The failure of the U.S.'s foreign adventures often seems to have its roots in the U.S.'s total ignorance of things on the ground, of the countries that they fiddle with."
— Peter Carey

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The failure of the U.S.'s foreign adventures often seems to have its roots in the U.S.'s total ignorance of things on the ground, of the countries that they fiddle with. — Peter Carey

About Peter Carey

Peter Carey was a Novelist from Australia (1943–1897).

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This quote is attributed to Peter Carey, a Novelist from Australia.
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Peter Carey lived from 1943 – 1897.