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Following is a list of countries the US has bombed since the end of WWII, compiled a few years ago by historian William Blum:
China 1945-56
Korea 1950-53
China 1950-53
Guatemala 1954
Indonesia 1958
Cuba 1959-60
Guatemala 1960
Congo 1964
Peru 1965
Laos 1964-73
Vietnam 1961-73
Cambodia 1969-70
Guatemala 1967-69
Granada 1973
Libya 1986
El Salvador 1980's
Nicaragua 1980's
Panama 1989
Iraq 1991-99
Sudan 1998
Afghanistan 1998
Yugoslavia 1999
QUIZ
In how many of these instances did a democratic government, respectful
of human rights, occur as a direct result?
a) 0
b) zero
c) none
d) not a one
e) a whole number between -1 and +1
This quiz was provided compliments of Vietnam Veterans Against the
War, Ben Chitty USN 65-9 VN 66-7 68 NY/VVAW peaceCenter P.O. Box 36,
San Antonio, TX 78291
Did anyone else notice how few years we did NOT bomb another country?
1957, 1974-~1980...in a ~55-year period!
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