Republicans try to act like they AREN'T the party of War Mongers.
Democrats try to act like they aren't either
Remind us again what major wars have the Dems started in the past 30 years????
Oh yeah none...
Okay, since you asked.
Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
Inherited:
Cold War
U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
Initiated/Engaged:
Final combat of the Indochina/Vietnam War in May of 1975, with the attempted rescue of the SS. Mayaguez from Cambodian rebels.
Cold War Crisis/Incidents:
Soviet and Cuban interventions in Africa.
1976 Axe Murder at Panmunjom. North Korean troops kill an American soldier at the truce village of Panmunjom, Korea.
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Inherited:
Cold War
Initiated/Engaged:
Iran Hostage Crisis
Cold War Crisis/Incidents: Soviet and Cuban interventions in Africa
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanista, Carter initiated U.S. assistance to the Afghan resistance.
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
Inherited:
Cold War
Ongoing hostility with Iran
Initiated/Engaged:
U.S. Intervention in Lebanon
Covert War on Nicaragua (Contra War)-part of Cold War
Salvadoran Civil War-U.S. provided military assistance and advisors to aid the government of El Salvador against communist rebels.
U.S. Invasion of Grenada- part of Cold War
U.S. Conflict with Libya
U.S. Involvement in Iran-Iraq War (Tanker War and Iran-Contra Arms Deals)
Cold War Crisis/Incidents:
Soviet and Cuban interventions in Africa. The U.S. provided both overt and covert assistance to nations and armed groups in Africa opposing Soviet and Cuban interventions in Angola and Ethiopia.
Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan (U.S. actively aids Afghan resistance against Soviets)
George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)
Inherited:
Cold War-With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Cold War ended in 1991
Ongoing hostility with Iran
Initiated/Engaged:
U.S Invasion of Panama in 1989
Persian Gulf War to liberate Kuwait against Iraq in 1990-1991
No-Fly Zone War in Iraq (U.S. and Britain enforced no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq, while also initiated a virtual military occupation of the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq
U.S. Intervention in Somalia
Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
Inherited:
Ongoing hostility with Iran
U.S. Intervention in Somalia
Ongoing conflict with Iraq (No-Fly Zone War)
Initiated/Engaged:
U.S. Invasion of Haiti in 1991-Operation Uphold Democracy
Bosnian War (1992-1995)-The U.S. participated, along with NATO, in a war against Bosnian Serbs and Serbia in Bosnia.
Kosovo War of 1999- The U.S. participated, along with NATO, in a war against Serbia in order to facilitate the independence of Kosovo.
1998 Bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania by al-Qaida terrorists.
U.S. Retaliation against al-Qaida in Sudan and Afghanistan -These incidents are often referred to as the actual start of the U.S. war with al-Qaida and Islamic Jihadist groups. This retaliation was called Operation Infinite Reach.
George W. Bush (2001-2009)
Inherited:
Ongoing hostility with Iran
No-Fly Zone War against Iraq
Conflict with al-Qaida
Initiated/Engaged:
Hainan Island Incident (2001)--A U.S. Navy EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft operating above the waters of the South China Sea was struck by a Chinese Air Force interceptor jet.
September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
War in Afghanistan-The U.S invaded Afghanistan to fight al-Qaida and the Taliban
Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
Barack Obama (2009-2017)
Inherited:
Ongoing hostility with Iran
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq-The U.S. officially withdrew from Iraq in December of 2011.
Conflict with al-Qaida-includes Drone War against al-Qaida and other Jihadist groups in Pakistan, Yemen, Libya, and elsewhere.
Initiated/Engaged:
Libyan War of 2011
War with ISIS-The U.S. military returned to Iraq in 2014 to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL). This war also takes place in Syria, Libya, Yemen, and other nations.
U.S. aid to France in Mali War (2014)-U.S. provides air support, logistics, and other aid as France intervenes to stop Jihadist offensive in Mali
U.S. intervention in Joseph Kony conflict-U.S. troops aid Ugandan and other African militaries hunt down insurgent and terrorist Joseph Kony.
U.S. Intervention in Libyan Civil War (2014-Present)-U.S. involvement is primarily directed against Jihadist elements in Libya.
U.S. Intervention in Yemen Civil War -U.S. involvement is primarily directed against Jihadist elements in Yemen.
U.S. Intervention in Somali Civil War U.S. involvement is primarily directed against Jihadist elements in Somalia.
Donald J. Trump (2017-2021)
Inherited:
Ongoing hostility with Iran. This ongoing conflict escalated sharply in December 2019 and January of 2020, with Iranian-proxy forces (Iraqi Shiite militias) attacking U.S. bases in Iraq, killing American personnel. U.S. responded by killing a Shiite militia leader and a major figure in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Iran responded with missile attacks on two U.S. bases in Iraq, injuring over a hundred American troops.
War in Afghanistan
Wars Against ISIS, al-Qaida and other Islamic Jihadist groups in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, northern Africa and elsewhere.
American Missile Strike on Syria (April 6, 2017)-In response to the Assad regime's apparant use of chemical weapons on a civilian target, the April 4 chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun, United States President Donald Trump ordered a retaliatory strike against the Syrian air base at Al Shayrat. See also: American-Syrian Wars.
American Wars By President: Truman to Trump: List of American Wars, from Truman to the Trump Administration, and the 2026 Iran War.
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