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
Re: Nicaragua
Date: 2009-10-07 02:44 pm (UTC)Nope. Has to be US military forces, not people backed by them. That's why the Bay of Pigs doesn't count.
later
Tom