Topic: Democratic Leaders Reject Idea Of Draft

bulldogg · November 22nd, 2006

Peace and diplomacy... you mean like the following liberals and actions...

President Woodrow Wilson
MEXICO
19l3
Naval: Americans evacuated during revolution.

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

COLORADO
1914
Troops: Breaking of miners' strike by Army.

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.

WORLD WAR I
19l7-18
Naval, troops: Ships sunk, fought Germany

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

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

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

HONDURAS
1919
Troops: Marines land during election campaign.

GUATEMALA
1920
Troops: 2-week intervention against unionists.

WEST VIRGINIA
1920-21
Troops, bombing: Army intervenes against mineworkers.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt
WORLD WAR II
1941-45
Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear: Fought Axis for 3 years; 1st nuclear war.

DETROIT
1943
Troops: Army puts down Black rebellion.

IRAN
1946
Nuclear threat: Soviet Troops: told to leave north (Iranian Azerbaijan).

YUGOSLAVIA
1946
Naval: Response to shooting-down of U.S. plane.

URUGUAY
1947
Nuclear threat: Bombers deployed as show of strength.

GREECE
1947-49
Command operation: U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war.

CHINA
1948-49
Troops: Marines evacuate Americans before Communist victory.

GERMANY
1948
Nuclear threat: Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift.

PHILIPPINES
1948-54
Command operation: CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion.

PUERTO RICO
1950
Command operation: Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce.

KOREA
1950-53
Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: U.S.& South Korea fight China & North Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, & vs. China in 1953. Still have bases.

IRAN
1953
Command operation: CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah.

President John F. Kennedy
VIETNAM
1960-75
Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; 1-2 million killed in longest U.S. war; atomic bomb threats in 1968 and 1969.

CUBA
1961
Command operation: CIA-directed exile invasion fails.

GERMANY
1961
Nuclear threat: Alert during Berlin Wall crisis.

CUBA
1962
Nuclear threat: Naval blockade during missile crisis; near-war with USSR.

LAOS
1962
Command operation: Military buildup during guerrilla war.

President Lyndon B. Johnson
PANAMA
1964
Troops: Panamanians shot for urging canal's return.

INDONESIA
1965
Command operation: Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1965-66
Troops, bombing: Marines land during election campaign.

GUATEMALA
1966-67
Command operation: Green Berets intervene against rebels.

DETROIT
1967
Troops: Army battles Blacks, 43 killed.

UNITED STATES
1968
Troops: After civil rights activist King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities.

President Jimmy Carter
ANGOLA
1976-92
Command operation: CIA assists South African-backed rebels.

IRAN
1980
Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing: Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 Troops: die in copter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution.

President Bill Clinton
SOMALIA
1992-94
Troops, naval, bombing: U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction.

YUGOSLAVIA
1992-94
Naval: NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro.

BOSNIA
1993-95
Jets, bombing: No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs.

HAITI
1994-96
Troops, naval blockade against military government. Troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup.

CROATIA
1995
Bombing Krajina: Serb airfields attacked before Croatian offensive.

ZAIRE (CONGO)
1996-97
Troops: Marines at Rwandan Hutu refuge camps, in area where Congo revolution begins.

LIBERIA
1997
Troops: Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.

ALBANIA
1997
Troops: Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.

SUDAN
1998
Missiles Attack on pharmaceutical plant alleged to be "terrorist" nerve gas plant.

AFGHANISTAN
1998
Missiles Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies.

IRAQ
1998-?
Bombing, missiles: Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions.

YUGOSLAVIA
1999-?
Bombing, missiles: Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo.

http://www.yuksel.org/e/guest/interventions.htm
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/pr...ts/index2.html

The pot calling the kettle black seems appropriate in light of the FACTS.

November 22nd, 2006
bulldogg Milforum's Bouncer Gear	Peace and diplomacy... you mean like the following liberals and actions... President Woodrow Wilson MEXICO 19l3 Naval: Americans evacuated during revolution. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1914 Naval: Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo. COLORADO 1914 Troops: Breaking of miners' strike by Army. 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. WORLD WAR I 19l7-18 Naval, troops: Ships sunk, fought Germany RUSSIA 1918-22 Naval, troops: Five landings to fight Bolsheviks. PANAMA 1918-20 Troops: "Police duty" during unrest after elections. YUGOSLAVIA 1919 Troops: Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia. HONDURAS 1919 Troops: Marines land during election campaign. GUATEMALA 1920 Troops: 2-week intervention against unionists. WEST VIRGINIA 1920-21 Troops, bombing: Army intervenes against mineworkers. President Franklin D. Roosevelt WORLD WAR II 1941-45 Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear: Fought Axis for 3 years; 1st nuclear war. DETROIT 1943 Troops: Army puts down Black rebellion. IRAN 1946 Nuclear threat: Soviet Troops: told to leave north (Iranian Azerbaijan). YUGOSLAVIA 1946 Naval: Response to shooting-down of U.S. plane. URUGUAY 1947 Nuclear threat: Bombers deployed as show of strength. GREECE 1947-49 Command operation: U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war. CHINA 1948-49 Troops: Marines evacuate Americans before Communist victory. GERMANY 1948 Nuclear threat: Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift. PHILIPPINES 1948-54 Command operation: CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion. PUERTO RICO 1950 Command operation: Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce. KOREA 1950-53 Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: U.S.& South Korea fight China & North Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, & vs. China in 1953. Still have bases. IRAN 1953 Command operation: CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah. President John F. Kennedy VIETNAM 1960-75 Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; 1-2 million killed in longest U.S. war; atomic bomb threats in 1968 and 1969. CUBA 1961 Command operation: CIA-directed exile invasion fails. GERMANY 1961 Nuclear threat: Alert during Berlin Wall crisis. CUBA 1962 Nuclear threat: Naval blockade during missile crisis; near-war with USSR. LAOS 1962 Command operation: Military buildup during guerrilla war. President Lyndon B. Johnson PANAMA 1964 Troops: Panamanians shot for urging canal's return. INDONESIA 1965 Command operation: Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1965-66 Troops, bombing: Marines land during election campaign. GUATEMALA 1966-67 Command operation: Green Berets intervene against rebels. DETROIT 1967 Troops: Army battles Blacks, 43 killed. UNITED STATES 1968 Troops: After civil rights activist King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities. President Jimmy Carter ANGOLA 1976-92 Command operation: CIA assists South African-backed rebels. IRAN 1980 Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing: Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 Troops: die in copter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution. President Bill Clinton SOMALIA 1992-94 Troops, naval, bombing: U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction. YUGOSLAVIA 1992-94 Naval: NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro. BOSNIA 1993-95 Jets, bombing: No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs. HAITI 1994-96 Troops, naval blockade against military government. Troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup. CROATIA 1995 Bombing Krajina: Serb airfields attacked before Croatian offensive. ZAIRE (CONGO) 1996-97 Troops: Marines at Rwandan Hutu refuge camps, in area where Congo revolution begins. LIBERIA 1997 Troops: Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. ALBANIA 1997 Troops: Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. SUDAN 1998 Missiles Attack on pharmaceutical plant alleged to be "terrorist" nerve gas plant. AFGHANISTAN 1998 Missiles Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies. IRAQ 1998-? Bombing, missiles: Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions. YUGOSLAVIA 1999-? Bombing, missiles: Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo. http://www.yuksel.org/e/guest/interventions.htm http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/pr...ts/index2.html The pot calling the kettle black seems appropriate in light of the FACTS. __________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck Last edited by bulldogg; November 22nd, 2006 at 05:08.