{"id":85824,"date":"2017-01-23T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=85824"},"modified":"2017-01-23T11:50:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T11:50:16","slug":"from-wounded-knee-to-syria-a-century-of-u-s-military-interventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/01\/from-wounded-knee-to-syria-a-century-of-u-s-military-interventions\/","title":{"rendered":"From Wounded Knee to Syria: A Century of U.S. Military Interventions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The following is a partial list of U.S. military interventions from 1890 to 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/made-in-usa-3-american-flag-bombs-weapons-destruction-war-pentagon.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/made-in-usa-3-american-flag-bombs-weapons-destruction-war-pentagon.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/made-in-usa-3-american-flag-bombs-weapons-destruction-war-pentagon.png 800w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/made-in-usa-3-american-flag-bombs-weapons-destruction-war-pentagon-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/made-in-usa-3-american-flag-bombs-weapons-destruction-war-pentagon-768x535.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This guide does <em>not<\/em> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mobilizations of the National Guard<\/li>\n<li>offshore shows of naval strength<\/li>\n<li>reinforcements of embassy personnel<\/li>\n<li>the use of non-Defense Department personnel (such as the Drug Enforcement Administration)<\/li>\n<li>military exercises<\/li>\n<li>non-combat mobilizations (such as replacing postal strikers)<\/li>\n<li>the permanent stationing of armed forces<\/li>\n<li>covert actions where the U.S. did not play a command and control role<\/li>\n<li>the use of small hostage rescue units<\/li>\n<li>most uses of proxy troops<\/li>\n<li>S. piloting of foreign warplanes<\/li>\n<li>foreign or domestic disaster assistance<\/li>\n<li>military training and advisory programs not involving direct combat<\/li>\n<li>civic action programs<\/li>\n<li>and many other military activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among sources used, beside news reports, are the <em>Congressional Record <\/em>(23 June 1969), <em>180 Landings <\/em>by the U.S. Marine Corp History Division, Ege &amp; Makhijani in <em>Counterspy <\/em>(July-Aug, 1982), &#8220;Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798-1993&#8221; by Ellen C. Collier of the Library of Congress Congressional Research Service, and Ellsberg in <em>Protest &amp; Survive<\/em>.<\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"26%\"><strong>COUNTRY OR STATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"19%\"><strong>Dates of intervention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>Forces<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"28%\"><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SOUTH DAKOTA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>1890 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>300 Lakota Indians massacred at Wounded Knee.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ARGENTINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1890<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Buenos Aires interests protected.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHILE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1891<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines clash with nationalist rebels.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HAITI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1891<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Black revolt on Navassa defeated.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IDAHO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1892<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army suppresses silver miners&#8217; strike.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HAWAII<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1893 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1894<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Breaking of rail strike, 34 killed.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1894<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Month-long occupation of Bluefields.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1894-95<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land in Sino-Japanese War<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>KOREA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1894-96<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines kept in Seoul during war.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1895<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land in Colombian province.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1896<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land in port of Corinto.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1898-1900<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PHILIPPINES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1898-1910 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CUBA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1898-1902 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seized from Spain, still hold Navy base.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PUERTO RICO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1898 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seized from Spain, occupation continues.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GUAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1898 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Seized from Spain, still use as base.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MINNESOTA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1898 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army battles Chippewa at Leech Lake.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1898<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SAMOA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1899 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Battle over succession to throne.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1899<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land at port of Bluefields.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IDAHO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1899-1901<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army occupies Coeur d&#8217;Alene mining region.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>OKLAHOMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1901<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army battles Creek Indian revolt.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1901-14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone; Opened canal 1914.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HONDURAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1903<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines intervene in revolution.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1903-04<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S. interests protected in Revolution.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>KOREA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1904-05<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land in Russo-Japanese War.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CUBA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1906-09<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land in democratic election.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1907<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8220;Dollar Diplomacy&#8221; protectorate set up.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HONDURAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1907<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land during war with Nicaragua<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1908<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines intervene in election contest.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1910<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HONDURAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1911<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S. interests protected in civil war.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1911-41<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Continuous occupation with flare-ups.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CUBA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1912<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S. interests protected in civil war.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1912<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land during heated election.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HONDURAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1912<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines protect U.S. economic interests.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1912-33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10-year occupation, fought guerillas<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEXICO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1913<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Americans evacuated during revolution.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1914<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>COLORADO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1914<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Breaking of miners&#8217; strike by Army.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEXICO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1914-18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Series of interventions against nationalists.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HAITI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1914-34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>19-year occupation after revolts.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TEXAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1915<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Federal soldiers crush &#8220;Plan of San Diego&#8221; Mexican-American rebellion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1916-24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8-year Marine occupation.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CUBA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1917-33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Military occupation, economic protectorate.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WORLD WAR I<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1917-18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1 1\/2 years.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>RUSSIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1918-22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Five landings to fight Bolsheviks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1918-20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8220;Police duty&#8221; during unrest after elections.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HONDURAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1919<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines land during election campaign.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>YUGOSLAVIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1919<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops\/Marines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GUATEMALA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1920<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2-week intervention against unionists.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WEST VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1920-21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army intervenes against mineworkers.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TURKEY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1922<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Fought nationalists in Smyrna.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1922-27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Deployment during nationalist revolt.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEXICO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HONDURAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1923 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1924-25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Airpower defends Calles from rebellion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Landed twice during election strife.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1925<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines suppress general strike.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1927-34<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines stationed throughout the country.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>EL SALVADOR<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1932<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Warships send during Marti revolt.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WASHINGTON DC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1932<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army stops WWI vet bonus protest.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WORLD WAR II<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1941-45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hawaii bombed, fought Japan, Italy and Germay for 3 years; first nuclear war.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DETROIT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1943<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army put down Black rebellion.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1946<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Soviet troops told to leave north.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>YUGOSLAVIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1946<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Response to shoot-down of US plane.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>URUGUAY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1947<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombers deployed as show of strength.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GREECE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1947-49<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GERMANY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1948<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear Threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1948-49<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops\/Marines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>evacuate Americans before Communist victory.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PHILIPPINES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1948-54<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PUERTO RICO<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1950<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>KOREA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1951-53 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval, bombing , nuclear threats<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S.\/So. Korea fights China\/No. Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and against China in 1953. Still have bases.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1953<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command Operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>VIETNAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1954<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>French offered bombs to use against seige.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GUATEMALA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1954<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation, bombing, nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA directs exile invasion after new gov&#8217;t nationalized U.S. company lands; bombers based in Nicaragua.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>EGYPT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1956<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LEBANON<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l958<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army &amp; Marine occupation against rebels.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1958<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Iraq warned against invading Kuwait.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHINA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l958<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>China told not to move on Taiwan isles.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1958<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Flag protests erupt into confrontation.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>VIETNAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l960-75<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Fought South Vietnam revolt &amp; North Vietnam; one million killed in longest U.S. war; atomic bomb threats in l968 and l969.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CUBA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l961<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA-directed exile invasion fails.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GERMANY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l961<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Alert during Berlin Wall crisis.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LAOS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1962<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Military buildup during guerrilla war.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>CUBA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>l962<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>Nuclear threat, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with Soviet Union.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1963<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA organizes coup that killed president, brings Ba&#8217;ath Party to power, and Saddam Hussein back from exile to be head of the secret service.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l964<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Panamanians shot for urging canal&#8217;s return.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>INDONESIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l965<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1965-66<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army &amp; Marines land during election campaign.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GUATEMALA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l966-67<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Green Berets intervene against rebels.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DETROIT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l967<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army battles African Americans, 43 killed.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>UNITED STATES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l968<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CAMBODIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l969-75<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing, troops, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, and political chaos.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>OMAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l970<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LAOS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l971-73<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S. directs South Vietnamese invasion; &#8220;carpet-bombs&#8221; countryside.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SOUTH DAKOTA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l973<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MIDEAST<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1973<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nuclear threat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>World-wide alert during Mideast War.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHILE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1973<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA-backed coup ousts elected marxist president.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CAMBODIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l975<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gassing of captured ship Mayag\u00fcez, 28 troops die when copter shot down.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ANGOLA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l976-92<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA assists South African-backed rebels.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l980<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die in copter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LIBYA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l981<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval jets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Two Libyan jets shot down in maneuvers.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>EL SALVADOR<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l981-92<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Advisors, overflights aid anti-rebel war, soldiers briefly involved in hostage clash.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NICARAGUA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l981-90<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Command operation, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbor mines against revolution.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LEBANON<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l982-84<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, bombing, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim positions. 241 Marines killed when Shi&#8217;a rebel bombs barracks.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GRENADA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l983-84<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Invasion four years after revolution.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HONDURAS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l983-89<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Maneuvers help build bases near borders.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l984<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LIBYA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l986<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Air strikes to topple Qaddafi gov&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BOLIVIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1986<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army assists raids on cocaine region.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>l987-88<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>US intervenes on side of Iraq in war, defending reflagged tankers and shooting down civilian jet.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LIBYA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1989<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval jets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Two Libyan jets shot down.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>VIRGIN ISLANDS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1989<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>St. Croix Black unrest after storm.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PHILIPPINES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1989<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Air cover provided for government against coup.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PANAMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1989 (-?)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nationalist government ousted by 27,000 soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LIBERIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1990<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Foreigners evacuated during civil war.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SAUDI ARABIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1990-91<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, jets<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Iraq countered after invading Kuwait. 540,000 troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1990-91<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing, troops, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Blockade of Iraqi and Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq and Kuwait; large-scale destruction of Iraqi military.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>KUWAIT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1991<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval, bombing, troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Kuwait royal family returned to throne.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1991-2003<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>No-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shiite south; constant air strikes and naval-enforced economic sanctions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1992<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Army, Marines deployed against anti-police uprising.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SOMALIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1992-94<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>YUGOSLAVIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1992-94<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BOSNIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1993-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jets, bombing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HAITI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1994<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Blockade against military government; troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ZAIRE (CONGO)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1996-97<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LIBERIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1997<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ALBANIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1997<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SUDAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1998<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Missiles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Attack on pharmaceutical plant alleged to be &#8220;terrorist&#8221; nerve gas plant.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>AFGHANISTAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1998<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Missiles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1998<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing, Missiles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>YUGOSLAVIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1999<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing, Missiles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo. NATO occupation of Kosovo.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>YEMEN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>USS Cole, docked in Aden, bombed.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MACEDONIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NATO forces deployed to move and disarm Albanian rebels.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>UNITED STATES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jets, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Reaction to hijacker attacks on New York, DC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>AFGHANISTAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2001-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, bombing, missiles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Massive U.S. mobilization to overthrow Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda fighters, install Karzai regime, and battle Taliban insurgency. More than 30,000 U.S. troops and numerous private security contractors carry our occupation.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>YEMEN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2002<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Missiles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Predator drone missile attack on Al Qaeda, including a US citizen.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PHILIPPINES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2002-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Training mission for Philippine military fighting Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into combat missions in Sulu Archipelago, west of Mindanao.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>COLOMBIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2003-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>US special forces sent to rebel zone to back up Colombian military protecting oil pipeline.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2003-11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval, bombing, missiles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Saddam regime toppled in Baghdad. More than 250,000 U.S. personnel participate in invasion. US and UK forces occupy country and battle Sunni and Shi&#8217;ite insurgencies. More than 160,000 troops and numerous private contractors carry out occupation and build large permanent bases.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LIBERIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2003<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Brief involvement in peacekeeping force as rebels drove out leader.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HAITI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2004-05<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops, naval\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marines &amp; Army land after right-wing rebels oust elected President Aristide, who was advised to leave by Washington.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>PAKISTAN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2005-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Missiles, bombing, covert operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CIA missile and air strikes and Special Forces raids on alleged Al Qaeda and Taliban refuge villages kill multiple civilians. Drone attacks also on Pakistani Mehsud network.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SOMALIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2006-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Missiles, naval, troops, command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Special Forces advise Ethiopian invasion that topples Islamist government; AC-130 strikes, Cruise missile attacks and helicopter raids against Islamist rebels; naval blockade against &#8220;pirates&#8221; and insurgents.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SYRIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Troops<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Special Forces in helicopter raid 5 miles from Iraq kill 8 Syrian civilians<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>YEMEN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2009-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Missiles, command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Cruise missile attack on Al Qaeda kills 49 civilians; Yemeni military assaults on rebels<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>LIBYA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2011-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bombing, missiles, troops, command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NATO coordinates air strikes and missile attacks against Qaddafi government during uprising by rebel army. Periodic Special Forces raids against Islamist insurgents.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"19%\"><strong>IRAQ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"14%\"><strong>2014-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\"><strong>Bombing, missiles, troops, command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\"><strong>Air strikes and Special Forces intervene against Islamic State<\/strong> <strong>insurgents; training Iraqi and Kurdish troops.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"19%\"><strong>SYRIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"14%\"><strong>2014-?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\"><strong>Bombing, missiles, troops, command operation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\"><strong>Air strikes and Special Forces intervene against Islamic State<\/strong> <strong>insurgents; training other Syrian insurgents.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(<strong>Death toll estimates from 20th-century wars<\/strong> can be found in the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/users.erols.com\/mwhite28\/20centry.htm#war\" >Historical Atlas of the 20th Century<\/a><\/em> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/users.erols.com\/mwhite28\/warstatx.htm\" >alphabetized places index<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/users.erols.com\/mwhite28\/war-1925.htm\" >map series<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/users.erols.com\/mwhite28\/warstats.htm\" >major casualties <\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/academic.evergreen.edu\/g\/grossmaz\/interventions.html#anchor1469361\" >Briefing on the History of U.S. Military Interventions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The list and briefing are also available as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/academic.evergreen.edu\/g\/grossmaz\/Interventions.ppt\" >powerpoint presentation<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Translations of list<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/alainet.org\/active\/show_text.php3?key=3331\" >Spanish<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cicg.free.fr\/diremp\/grossman.htm\" >French<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uludagsozluk.com\/e\/3954558\/\" >Turkish<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbchieri.it\/rassegna_stampa\/interventi_%20militari_americani.htm\" >Italian<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.china-tide.org.tw\/labor\/kbzy2.htm\" >Chinese<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avgi.org\/avgi\/wwwboard\/messages\/926.html\" >Greek<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/peacejusticeua.mahost.org\/articles\/article_chronica.html\" >Russian<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mujweb.atlas.cz\/www\/PressChat\/us_int.htm\" >Czech<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parai.no\/paraiweb\/pages\/Parai.pdf\" >Tamil<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/brasil.indymedia.org\/eo\/red\/2001\/09\/7482.shtml\" >Portuguese<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/savaskarsitlari.org\/arsiv.asp?ArsivTipID=9&amp;ArsivAnaID=26564\" >Turkish newspaper<\/a> urges that the United States be listed in <em>Guinness Book of World Records<\/em> as the Country with the Most Foreign Interventions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/us-flag-bombs-182x300-isis-caliphate.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/us-flag-bombs-182x300-isis-caliphate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Zolt\u00e1n Grossman: Faculty member in Geography and Native American Studies,<\/em><em> The Evergreen State College, Olympia-WA, USA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/academic.evergreen.edu\/g\/grossmaz\/interventions.html\" >Go to Original \u2013 academic.evergreen.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a partial list of U.S. military interventions from 1890 to 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