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<blockquote data-quote="reddog1" data-source="post: 1900488" data-attributes="member: 7050"><p>Last 75 years...</p><p></p><p>1940s - nuked Japan.</p><p>Death toll: 145,000 to date in Nagasaki, 250,000 in Hiroshima</p><p></p><p>1947-49 - U.S. helps command extreme-right Greece party in Civil War.</p><p>Death toll: about 70,000 contributed by US-backed forces</p><p></p><p>1948-54 - CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion in Philippines.</p><p>Death toll: about 11,000</p><p></p><p>1950 - Independence movement crushed in Ponce, Puerto Rico</p><p>Death toll: conservative historians estimated about 8,000 peasants</p><p></p><p>1950-53 - Korean War</p><p>Death toll: about 1,776,000</p><p></p><p>1952 - CIA overthrows Democracy in Iran, installs Shah</p><p>Death toll: about 20,000</p><p></p><p>1954 - CIA directs invasion of Guatemala after new Democracy there nationalized U.S.-occupied lands</p><p>Death toll: about 140,000 missing and dead</p><p></p><p>1958 - In Lebanon, marine occupation against rebels</p><p>Death toll: about 2,000</p><p></p><p>1960-75+ - Vietnam War including Cambodia and Laos</p><p>Death toll: about 4,502,000 including civilians and resulting famines (conservative estimates)</p><p></p><p>1961 - Cuba's Bay of Pigs Invasion fails</p><p>Death toll: about 4,000</p><p></p><p>1963 - In Iraq, CIA organizes coup against President and agrees to back formerly exiled Saddam</p><p>Death toll: about 7,000 including civilians</p><p></p><p>1964 - In Panama, troops kill protesters against US-owned canal</p><p>Death toll: about 1,000</p><p></p><p>1965 - CIA assists Indonesian coup</p><p>Death toll: about 900,000</p><p></p><p>1966 - Troops and bombers threaten pro-communist parties in Dominican Republic</p><p>Death toll: about 3,000</p><p></p><p>1966-96 - Green berets in Guatemala against rebels, US backs pro-American forces in country until 1996</p><p>Death toll: about 200,000</p><p></p><p>1970 - Directs marine invasion of Oman</p><p>Death toll: about 2,000</p><p></p><p>1973 - CIA directs coup to oust elected Marxist president in Chile</p><p>Death toll: 30,000... 3,000 later disappeared under US-installed dictator</p><p></p><p>1976-92 - CIA assists South-African rebels in Angola</p><p>Death toll: median estimate at 550,000</p><p></p><p>1981-90 - CIA directs Contra invasions in Nicaragua</p><p>Death toll: median estimate at 30,000</p><p></p><p>1982-84 - Marines expel Lebanese rebels, aided by Israel</p><p>Death toll: 40,000</p><p></p><p>1987-88 - US intervenes for Iraq against Iran</p><p>Death toll: about 150,000 during time-frame, 100,000 during Desert Storm, 350,000 from resulting famine</p><p></p><p>1989 - US invades to oust CIA-installed Panamanian government gone rouge</p><p>Death toll: 2,000</p><p></p><p>1992-94 - US-led occupation of Somalia during civil war</p><p>Death toll: 50,000 in combat, 300,000 by starvation</p><p></p><p>2001+ - US Occupies Afghanistan</p><p>Death toll: 120,000 including civilians and combatants and resulting Opium Wars</p><p></p><p>2003+ - Iraqi War</p><p>Death toll: 665,000 also by starvation, displacement</p><p></p><p></p><p>TOTAL: 10,431,000</p><p></p><p>And that doesn't even include POWs, classified information, and WW2 pre-nuke!</p><p>Source(s):</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reddog1, post: 1900488, member: 7050"] Last 75 years... 1940s - nuked Japan. Death toll: 145,000 to date in Nagasaki, 250,000 in Hiroshima 1947-49 - U.S. helps command extreme-right Greece party in Civil War. Death toll: about 70,000 contributed by US-backed forces 1948-54 - CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion in Philippines. Death toll: about 11,000 1950 - Independence movement crushed in Ponce, Puerto Rico Death toll: conservative historians estimated about 8,000 peasants 1950-53 - Korean War Death toll: about 1,776,000 1952 - CIA overthrows Democracy in Iran, installs Shah Death toll: about 20,000 1954 - CIA directs invasion of Guatemala after new Democracy there nationalized U.S.-occupied lands Death toll: about 140,000 missing and dead 1958 - In Lebanon, marine occupation against rebels Death toll: about 2,000 1960-75+ - Vietnam War including Cambodia and Laos Death toll: about 4,502,000 including civilians and resulting famines (conservative estimates) 1961 - Cuba's Bay of Pigs Invasion fails Death toll: about 4,000 1963 - In Iraq, CIA organizes coup against President and agrees to back formerly exiled Saddam Death toll: about 7,000 including civilians 1964 - In Panama, troops kill protesters against US-owned canal Death toll: about 1,000 1965 - CIA assists Indonesian coup Death toll: about 900,000 1966 - Troops and bombers threaten pro-communist parties in Dominican Republic Death toll: about 3,000 1966-96 - Green berets in Guatemala against rebels, US backs pro-American forces in country until 1996 Death toll: about 200,000 1970 - Directs marine invasion of Oman Death toll: about 2,000 1973 - CIA directs coup to oust elected Marxist president in Chile Death toll: 30,000... 3,000 later disappeared under US-installed dictator 1976-92 - CIA assists South-African rebels in Angola Death toll: median estimate at 550,000 1981-90 - CIA directs Contra invasions in Nicaragua Death toll: median estimate at 30,000 1982-84 - Marines expel Lebanese rebels, aided by Israel Death toll: 40,000 1987-88 - US intervenes for Iraq against Iran Death toll: about 150,000 during time-frame, 100,000 during Desert Storm, 350,000 from resulting famine 1989 - US invades to oust CIA-installed Panamanian government gone rouge Death toll: 2,000 1992-94 - US-led occupation of Somalia during civil war Death toll: 50,000 in combat, 300,000 by starvation 2001+ - US Occupies Afghanistan Death toll: 120,000 including civilians and combatants and resulting Opium Wars 2003+ - Iraqi War Death toll: 665,000 also by starvation, displacement TOTAL: 10,431,000 And that doesn't even include POWs, classified information, and WW2 pre-nuke! Source(s): [/QUOTE]
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