> Are you just blindly ignoring all 'regime changes' supported/caused by US (i.e. from abroad) since WW2?

What fraction was popular revolt versus military coup? Engineered from afar?

> totally missing the point of the remark about Lenin and Germany's part (essentially sending him to destabilize Russia

Oh fair, I did miss this. I would argue this is leveling up an existing revolution. But sure, this is the closest N = 1 modern history offers.