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When was the last time the US invaded and occupied land on its own?
by mrunkel 5y ago
When was the last time the US invaded and occupied land on its own?
- Fiahil 5y ago2003, if I recall correctly ?
- q1w2 5y agoNope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq#Coalition_and_Allied_contingent_involvement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq#Coalitio...
- lumost 5y agoThe same claim could be made of Russia/Belarus or the Warsaw Pact invasions. Ultimately the US contributed well over 90% of the combat force in 2003.
- fsflover 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Invasions_by_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Invasions_by_the_Unit...
- EGreg 5y agoIraq had a “coalition of the willing” but that was mostly a joke. One million excess deaths in Iraq as a result. We removed the Baathists and put Shiites in charge instead. Baathists joined up with ISIS and gave them American tanks and humvees, which then spilled violence over into Syria, and other regions. Invading and occupying was actually better than invading and leaving a failed state like Libya. There, ISIS and Boko Haram were able to establish strongholds and millions still live under violent gangs. At least we stabilized Iraq somewhat — until we also left abruptly. The last time we occupied land with our army was 2 months ago, when we withdrew from Afghanistan (also extremely abruptly).