--
Yours,
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin@mfn.org
If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...
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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:14:02 -0700
From: DOUGLAS RAGLAND
Reply-To: EMED-L -- a list for emergency medicine practitioners.
To: EMED-L@ITSSRV1.UCSF.EDU
Subject: Re: [EMED-L] terrorism versus manifest destiny
FYI
The list members might be interested in the following incomplete historical
list of US armed interventions around the world. Conspiciously absent from
the list are the major conflicts that every US citizen should know (Civil
war, WWI, WWII etc) Also conspiciously absent are the clandestine and covert
operations sponsored by the US that would add substantially to the length of
the list (and its significance, I )
I've drawn a number of conclusions from this list - I would be interested to
know what you conclusions you draw from the list.
Doug Ragland MD
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1775 - 1890: The Indian Wars - US versus Native (Indian) Tribes and Nations
of North America
1800-1815: The Barbary Wars - US versus The Barbary States (Tripoli,
Algiers & Morocco)
1819: Invasion of Spanish Florida - Andrew Jackson seized Florida from
Spain.
1846-1848: Mexican-American War - The United States invaded Mexico and
forced the Mexicans to cede the northern half of the country and also to
give up any claim to Texas.
1800-1865: U.S. Slave Rebellions
1893: U.S. Intervention in Hawaiian Revolution
1898: The Spanish-American War
1898-1899: U.S. Intervention in Samoan Civil War - U.S. Intervention in
Samoan Civil War with U.S. and British Naval Bombardment of Samoa --A
resumption of past civil wars in which Samoan chief Mataafa seized power
following the death of his rival, King Malietoa Laupepa, who had defeated
him in the last Samoan Civil War (1893-1894). Fighting ensued, which was
complicated by the long-standing rivalry between the U.S., Britain and
Germany for de facto control over the Samoan Islands. On March 15, 1899,
warships of the American and British Navies bombarded the Samoan city of
Apia to intimidate the reigning Samoan king, who was allied with the
Germans. An Anglo-American landing force took control of Apia, but were not
able to pacify the interior. All sides agreed to cease fighting on May 13,
1899. Later that year, the three Western nations signed a treaty dividing
Samoa between them. This whole conflict was part of a wider Samoan civil
war.
1899-1902: U.S.-Philippine War
1900: Boxer Rebellion - US versus the "Boxers" - Also involved Britain,
France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy, Austria-Hungary against "Boxer"
rebels in China as well as the Chinese government.
1901-1913: The Moro Wars - Guerilla warfare against U.S. forces by the Moro
Muslims of the southern Philippines.
1903: U.S. Intervention in Panamanian Revolution - The U.S. landed troops in
Panama to prevent Columbia from crushing the separatist Panamanian
government.
1909-1933: The Banana Wars - A series of U.S. interventions in various
Central American and Caribbean countries.
1914: U.S. Occupation of Vera Cruz Mexico
1916-1917: Pershing's Raid Into Mexico - After Mexican rebel Pancho Villa
attacked a U.S. town, General Pershing pursued him across the border.
1919-1921: Allied Intervention in Russian Civil War US versus Russian
Bolshevik (Soviet) Government
1956-1975: Second Indochina War
1958: U.S. Intervention in Lebanon
1960?-1975: Laotian Civil War
1964-1973: Vietnam War
1970-1975: Cambodian Civil War
1965: Dominican Intervention
1975 (May 15): The Mayaguez Rescue Operation - US versus Khmer Rouge
Guerrillas (the
new government of Cambodia)
1980 (April 25): Iranian Hostage Rescue "Desert One" or "Operation Eagle
Claw"
1980-1988: First Persian Gulf War - The U.S. gave logistical and
intelligence information to Iraq in its war against Iran.
1981, 1986: U.S. Libya Conflict
1982-1984: U.S. Intervention in Lebanon - US versus Syria & Various Muslim
and Leftist Lebanese Militias
1983: U.S. Invasion of Grenada
1987-1988: The Tanker War aka "Operation Earnest Will" - US versus Iran -
The U.S. provided naval protection for Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian
Gulf. This led to multiple clashes with the Iranian military.
1989: U.S. Invasion of Panama
1991: Second Persian Gulf War
1991 - PRESENT: U.S.-Iraq Conflict
1992-1994: U.S. Intervention in Somalia US versus Various Somali Militias
1994: U.S. Occupation of Haiti
August, 1998: U.S. Embassy bombings and strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan
(The bin Laden War) - The embassy bombings in August, 1998 by Osama bin
Laden caused hundreds of deaths in Kenya and Tanzania. The U.S. retaliated
by launching Tomahawk Cruise Missiles at suspected terrorist targets in
Afghanistan and Sudan. The violence has also involved Kenya, Tanzania,
Sudan and Afghanistan.
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