War Is Peace
Barack Obama accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, 10 December 2009:
"The United States of America has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms. The service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform has promoted peace and prosperity and enabled democracy to take hold. We have borne this burden not because we seek to impose our will. We have done so because we seek a better future for our children and grandchildren, and we believe that their lives will be better if other peoples' children and grandchildren can live in freedom and prosperity."This is probably unnecessary, but here are some examples of the US not seeking to impose its will:
Korean War 1950-53 | Guatemala 1954 | Indonesia 1958 |
Cuba 1959-60 | Congo 1964 | Vietnam 1961-73 |
Laos 1964-73 | Cambodia 1969-70 | Lebanon 1982 |
Grenada 1983 | Honduras 1983-89 | El Salvador 1980s |
Nicaragua 1980s | Libya 1986 | Iran 1987-88 |
Panama 1989 | Philippines 1989 | Iraq 1991 to present |
Somalia 1992-95 | Haiti 1994-95 | Sudan 1998 |
Yugoslavia 1999 | Afghanistan 2001 to present | Yemen 2000-2002 |
Clearly Obama's BA in international relations from Columbia University seems more limited than one would expect of an Ivy League institution.
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