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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWars that the US has been involved in since WWII
19501953 Korean War United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China
19601975 Vietnam War United States and South Vietnam vs. North Vietnam
1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion United States vs. Cuba
1983 Grenada United States intervention
1989 U.S. Invasion of Panama United States vs. Panama
19901991 Persian Gulf War United States and Coalition Forces vs. Iraq
19951996 Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina United States as part of NATO acted as peacekeepers in former Yugoslavia
2001present Invasion of Afghanistan United States and Coalition Forces vs. the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to fight terrorism
20032011 Invasion of Iraq
United States and Coalition Forces vs. Iraq
2004present War in Northwest Pakistan United States vs. Pakistan, mainly drone attacks
2007present Somalia and Northeastern Kenya United States and Coalition forces vs. al-Shabaab militants
20092016 Operation Ocean Shield (Indian Ocean) NATO allies vs. Somali pirates
2011 Intervention in Libya U.S. and NATO allies vs. Libya
20112017 Lord's Resistance Army U.S. and allies against the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda
20142017 U.S.-led Intervention in Iraq U.S. and coalition forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
2014present U.S.-led intervention in Syria U.S. and coalition forces against al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Syria
2015present Yemeni Civil War Saudi-led coalition and U.S., France, and Kingdom against the Houthi rebels, Supreme Political Council in Yemen, and allies
2015present U.S. intervention in Libya U.S. and Libya against ISIS
https://www.thoughtco.com/american-involvement-wars-colonial-times-present-4059761
Glorfindel
(9,726 posts)of the Dominican Republic in 1965:
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_the_Dominican_Republic_
jalan48
(13,855 posts)CloudWatcher
(1,846 posts)That link describes 19161924. Here's a better link for 1965: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Civil_War
zentrum
(9,865 posts)Majority were bogus actions of the Military-Industrial Complex that Eisenhower said would be the greatest threat we face.
Many Congress critters, BTW, made big bucks in the Iraq War through their connection to various contractors.