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2016 Postmortem

Mika

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10. Bay of Pigs invasion?

Reply to Iwasthere (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:29 PM

Sep 2012

Plus, wouldn't overthrowing democracies or funding "contras" of some sort be considered striking first?
America is a pox on this planet. Not surprising that subjugated peoples over this planet hate the US.

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Before Iraq we had never struck first [View all] Iwasthere Sep 2012 OP

The illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq was anticipated and pre-planned.... Raster Sep 2012 #1

Grenada? I never figured out why we did that one. Cleita Sep 2012 #2

Followed only a few weeks after the Beirut Marine base bombing. Face-saving extravaganza. leveymg Sep 2012 #11

No just generally interfered in the past leading the loss of thousands of lives. dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #3

I draw the line at involvement without imminent threat. Gregorian Sep 2012 #4

War of 1812 Astrad Sep 2012 #5

Not really... k2qb3 Sep 2012 #12

By that logic Astrad Sep 2012 #13

The Japanese thought it was. n/t Cleita Sep 2012 #14

Grenada, Vietnam, Spanish-American War, Mexican-American War, Indian Wars...... Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #6

Haiti, Veracruz, Honduras, China, Russia in 1918.... sofa king Sep 2012 #7

Iran in 1953, Guatemala in 1954... drokhole Sep 2012 #9

Not so Jeneral2885 Sep 2012 #8

Bay of Pigs invasion? Mika Sep 2012 #10