A Hundred Years of American Interventionism

The following is a partial list of our government ‘s use of troops against dozens of independent nations all over the world. In the last 100 years, no other nation comes close to the interventionist record established by our government. The entire world is aware of our imperialism. The only people who are kept ignorant of our governments imperialism are the American people themselves. Do you still wonder why our government (not we, the people) are so dispised by so many?

PHILIPPINES/l898-1910(-?)/Naval, troops/Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos.

CUBA/l898-1902(-?)/Naval, troops/Seized from Spain, still hold Navy base.

PUERTO RICO/1898(-?)/Naval, troops/Seized from Spain, occupation continues.

GUAM/l898(-?)/Naval, troops/Seized from Spain, still use as base.

NICARAGUA/l898/Troops/Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur.

SAMOA/1899(-?)/Troops/Battle over succession to throne.

NICARAGUA/l899/Troops/Marines land at port of Bluefields.

PANAMA/1901-14)/Naval, troops/ annexed Canal Zone from Columbia,1914.

HONDURAS/l903/Troops/Marines intervene in revolution.

DOMINICAN REP./1903-04/Troops/U.S. interests protected in Revolution.

CUBA/1906-09/Troops/Marines land in democratic election.

NICARAGUA/1907/Troops/"Dollar Diplomacy" protectorate set up.

PANAMA/l908/Troops/Marines intervene in election contest.

NICARAGUA/l9l0/Troops/Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto.

HONDURAS/1911/Troops/U.S. interests protected in civil war.

CUBA/1912/Troops/U.S. interests protected in Havana.

PANAMA/l9l2/Troops/Marines land during heated election.

HONDURAS/l9l2/Troops/Marines protect U.S. economic interests.

NICARAGUA/1912-33/Troops, bombing/20-year occupation, fought guerrillas.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/1914/Naval/Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo.

MEXICO/1914-18/Naval, troops/Series of interventions against nationalists.

HAITI/1914-34/Troops, bombing/19-year occupation after revolts.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/1916-24/Troops/8-year Marine occupation.

CUBA/1917-33/Troops/Military occupation, economic protectorate.

RUSSIA/1918-22/Naval, troops/Five landings to fight Bolsheviks.

PANAMA/1918-20/Troops/"Police duty" during unrest after elections.

HONDURAS/l9l9/Troops/Marines land during election campaign.

YUGOSLAVIA/1919/Troops/Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia.

GUATEMALA/1920/Troops

TURKEY/1922/Troops/Fought nationalists in Smyrna (Izmir).

CHINA/1922-27/Naval, troops/Deployment during nationalist revolt.

HONDURAS/1924-25/Troops/Landed twice during election strife.

PANAMA/1925/Troops/Marines suppress general strike.

EL SALVADOR/l932/Naval/Warships sent during Faribundo Marti revolt.

URUGUAY/l947/Bombers deployed as show of strength.

GREECE/l947-49/U.S. backs facist in civil war.

PHILIPPINES/l948-54/CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion.

PUERTO RICO/1950/Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce.

IRAN/l953/CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah.

GUATEMALA/l954/CIA directs exile invasion after new gov't nationalizes United Fruit company lands; bombers based in Nicaragua.

LEBANON/l958/Troops, naval/Marine occupation.

PANAMA/1958/Troops/Flag protests erupt into confrontation.

VIETNAM/l960-75/Troops, naval, bombing, Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; more than a million Vietnamese killed in longest U.S. war;

CUBA/l961/CIA-directed exile invasion fails.

PANAMA/l964/Troops/Panamanians shot for urging canal's return.

INDONESIA/l965/Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/1965-66/Troops, bombing/Marines land

GUATEMALA/l966-67/Green Berets intervene against rebels.

CAMBODIA/l969-75/Bombing, troops, naval/

OMAN/l970/U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion.

LAOS/l971-73/ "carpet-bombs" countryside.

CHILE/1973/CIA-backed coup ousts elected marxist president. 30,000 killed

CAMBODIA/l975/Troops, bombing/Gas captured ship, 28 die in copter crash.

ANGOLA/l976-92/CIA assists South African-backed rebels.

LIBYA/l981/Naval jets/Two Libyan jets shot down in maneuvers.

EL SALVADOR/l981-92/CIA directed troops/Advisors,

NICARAGUA/l981-90/CIA directs Contra invasions, plants harbor mines

HONDURAS/l983-89/Troops build bases near borders.

LEBANON/l982-84/Troops/Marines back Phalangists, shells Muslim positions.

GRENADA/l983-84/Troops, bombing/Invasion four years after revolution.

LIBYA/l986/Bombing, naval/Air strikes to topple nationalist gov't.

IRAN/l987-88/Naval, bombing/US intervenes on side of Iraq in war.

LIBYA/1989/Naval jets/Two Libyan jets shot down.

PANAMA/1989-?/Troops, bombing/Nationalist government ousted by 27,000 soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed.

SAUDI ARABIA/1990-91/Troops, jets/Iraq countered after invading Kuwait

KUWAIT/540,000 troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel.

IRAQ/1990-?/Bombing, troops, naval/Blockade; 200,000+ Iraqi conscripts killed

KUWAIT/1991/Naval, bombing, troops/Kuwait royal family returned to throne.

SOMALIA/1992-94/Troops, naval, bombing/

ZAIRE (CONGO)/1996-97/Troops/Marines in Rwandan Hutu refuge camps,Congo revolution begins.

SUDAN/1998/Missiles/Attack on pharmaceutical plant

IRAQ/1998-?/Bombing, Missiles/Four days of intensive air strikes

YUGOSLAVIA/1999-?/Bombing, Missiles/Heavy air strikes against Serbia