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leveymg

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

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:46 PM

Sep 2012

Grenada wasn't much of an invasion as these things go, and was thrown together at the last minute. I still remember the TV news shots of one of the "student hostages" kissing the ground after arrival back in the US (none of them were ever in any danger - the whole thing was staged by the Reagan-Bush Admin.). Propaganda mind f-ck.

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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