perception wrote:Give me one instance where we have invaded another country who did not first threaten us or where we were not invited by that gov't to intervene. All the other perceived threats by other countries are without factual basis and are politically motivated IMO.
Canada, at Queenston, Ontario, 1812
Canada, burned York (Toronto), 1813, 1814, 1814
Canada, invaded the Niagara penninsula, 1813, 1814
Mexico, 1846--Matamoros, Monterey, Saltillo
Mexico, 1846--Vera Cruz, Puebla, Churobusco, Ciudad Mexico
Cuba, 1898
Puerto Rico, 1898
The Phillipines, 1898
Mexico, invaded and occupied Vera Cruz, 1913
Mexico, invaded the Chihuahuan desert, 1916
Nicaragua, invaded, 1932
The Dominican Republic, 1965
That's a short list, i'm sure i've left a lot out . . .