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Originally Posted by Irel
We didn't invade Korea. We stepped in to fight the communists. Same with Vietnam.


We didn't invade Granada, we stepped in to save US citizens.

We didn't invade Afghanistan, we stepped in to stop a corrupt tyranical government (the Taliban) who abused its populace and at the request of the Northern Alliance and many other groups who wanted them out.

etc. etc. I guess it all comes down to what one considers an invasion. Sure, you can use the dictionary, but the list of our interventions involve geopolitical realities that are much more complex than the simple definition of 'invasion'.

Heck, after Nazi Germany took over France, they ruled France. At Normandy, did we invade the soveriegn nation of France, or did we liberate France who had been invaded by Nazi Germany a few years prior?


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