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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Tue Feb 5, 2013, 10:28 AM Feb 2013

The US Has Been Involved In These Wars For Nearly Half Its Existence [INFOGRAPHIC] [View all]

http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-us-armed-coflict-2013-2

The U.S. has a long history of armed conflict and the Best Liberal Art Colleges released this infographic, breaking down the battles, the cost, and the duration of each. It's a handy and concise look at a long and complex history of armed conflict.

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The US Has Been Involved In These Wars For Nearly Half Its Existence [INFOGRAPHIC] [View all] xchrom Feb 2013 OP

It's all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #1

Yup. Bush was right about one thing - money trumps peace. Initech Feb 2013 #24

That's a well designed graphic el_bryanto Feb 2013 #2

No war is defensible. Some just have to be fought. /nt TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #17

Well if they have to be fought that makes them defensible el_bryanto Feb 2013 #18

Attempt at simplicity zipplewrath Feb 2013 #19

And I reitterate. NO WAR IS DEFENSIBLE. TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #21

So what about WW2 - should we not have responded to Pearl Harbor? nt el_bryanto Feb 2013 #22

Did I say that? Let me check. NO I DID NOT SAY THAT! TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #23

Gosh - i'm sorry to be so slow. el_bryanto Feb 2013 #25

Not quite. War almost inevitably ends in failure for one,... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #32

A case could be made that we were overly exboyfil Feb 2013 #27

The US was as much behind the inequities of the Versailes... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #33

I agree we were at the carving table as well exboyfil Feb 2013 #34

the graphic states that rakeeb Feb 2013 #3

About that: The Straight Story Feb 2013 #6

Yah that was confusing to me too. n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #12

The most profitable and least stimulative government spending. Military. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #4

USA! USA! USA! progressoid Feb 2013 #5

What about the wars with American Indians? Beowulf Feb 2013 #7

They've got the Indian Wars in the graphic geardaddy Feb 2013 #8

Here's a link to a list of all US military "interventions" rather than "wars": think Feb 2013 #16

Wow, we fought the USSR in Korea? malthaussen Feb 2013 #9

Soviet pilots were active in the Korean War Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #11

Well, that's an interesting tidbit, thanks. malthaussen Feb 2013 #14

This list doesn't take into account the constant gang warfare Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #10

Don't forget the war over dog shit. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #13

Unfortunately that graphic is woefully incomplete ashling Feb 2013 #15

That's how nations figure out who's going to make the rules The2ndWheel Feb 2013 #20

Wow bob321 Feb 2013 #26

Terribly sad history. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #28

They left out the Bannana Wars. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #29

We invaded Panama under Bush senior. Where is that? NeoConsSuck Feb 2013 #30

$1.4 trillion to keep us safe from foreign terraists while the Congress must think it's just hunky- indepat Feb 2013 #31