Yes but only the Afghanistan invasion was a NATO operation, the rest were either US only or US and allied countries, but not NATO. The NATO treaty only protect

Yes but only the Afghanistan invasion was a NATO operation, the rest were either US only or US and allied countries, but not NATO. The NATO treaty only protects members if they were attacked in Europe or the North Atlantic. If bin Laden had hit the Sear Tower instead of the WTC it would probably not have been a NATO operation.