Our favorite frenemies
Oct. 7th, 2009 09:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluegargantuaHi,
So last night we were talking about state quarters and presidential dollars and stuff and I said:
"You know what would be great? Quarters commemorating every country the US has invaded. The Japanese quarter would be AWESOME! A big mushroom cloud with BOOM! in comic lettering."
But it got me thinking: What foreign country have we invaded the most? By invasion, I mean we sent in US military troops/assets against the wishes of the ruling government and either removed said government or killed people/broke its stuff.
Like, Germany we've invaded twice, Iraq we've invaded twice. I'm not sure if there's someone we've invaded 3 times. I thought maybe Libya, but during WWII I'd be hard pressed to say it wasn't a German/Italian-controlled sector and thus counts as part of a larger invasion against them.
Any thoughts? Anyone we just love to invade?
later
Tom
So last night we were talking about state quarters and presidential dollars and stuff and I said:
"You know what would be great? Quarters commemorating every country the US has invaded. The Japanese quarter would be AWESOME! A big mushroom cloud with BOOM! in comic lettering."
But it got me thinking: What foreign country have we invaded the most? By invasion, I mean we sent in US military troops/assets against the wishes of the ruling government and either removed said government or killed people/broke its stuff.
Like, Germany we've invaded twice, Iraq we've invaded twice. I'm not sure if there's someone we've invaded 3 times. I thought maybe Libya, but during WWII I'd be hard pressed to say it wasn't a German/Italian-controlled sector and thus counts as part of a larger invasion against them.
Any thoughts? Anyone we just love to invade?
later
Tom
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Date: 2009-10-07 01:58 pm (UTC)Interesting side note, the Irish Republican Brotherhood invaded Canada from the U.S. in 1866. The forces were comprised primarily of combat veterans from the War Between the States. Supposedly there was a tacit agreement from President Andrew Johnson to recognize the IRB as the Irish government in exile if they actually succeeded.
Mexico once. France once. Panama once.
The U.S. only invaded Germany once, in 1945. IIRC, the Armistice in 1918 was signed before Allied troops crossed into Germany.