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JilesDM, replying to (Delerak?):
Delerak has been excreting a huge amount of fertilizer into this thread, but the above shows a pretty ignorant view of history.
How about the Spanish-American war, and our other dealings in the Phillipines, just for starters? (Since there's such a blatant counterexample to your claim available, I won't for now argue about Vietnam or other recent conflicts)
Grenada was also not exactly storming our beaches when they were invaded by the US. And that's even before we start discussing the arguably non-invasion actions like overthrowing the pre-Shah government of Iran. Remember that if you dismiss an action like the US installation of the Shah as not an act of war, to be fair you'll then have to count the US invasion of Afganistan as an aggressive war on the US's part.
America has had a pretty respectable record in international affairs until recently (looking at both motives going in and how a defeated enemy is treated), but claiming that the record has been perfect is just as ignorant as Delerak's spew.
Stilton
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