ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRACY: US 'angel of mercy' that changed the world

If not so long ago US President Barack Obama said that the US foot soldiers to set foot on the soil of Syria, Washington is now announcing the possibility of ground intervention against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

Interventions that is the most common excuse was "establishing democracy" or "humanitarian reasons", became the style of the United States since World War II. In doing so, for such operations rarely had the mandates of the United Nations. For the first time since World War II fought in Korea, where from 1950 to 1953. left nearly 37,000 US troops.

In 1956, the Sixth Fleet is evacuating about 2,500 American citizens in the area of the Suez Canal, and two years later the territory of Lebanon landed the 3,200 US Marines, to "assist the Lebanese government."In 1961, the CIA's Bay of Pigs in Cuba launched a covert operation, whose aim was to overthrow the communist regime of Fidel Castro, who nearly caused a nuclear war between the US and USSR. The operation was not successful.

Vietnam

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) led between North Vietnam, whose allies were the Soviet Union, China and other communist countries on the one hand, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist states, on the other hand. According to various estimates, the number of dead Vietnamese (soldiers and civilians) is between 800,000 and 3,100,000. Were killed and about 58,000 Americans, and the rest is in the thousands of people with disabilities.

Grenade

Military action in the autumn of 1983 the US armed forces, with the symbolic participation of several Caribbean island states, occupied island of Grenada and ousted the pro-Soviet regime so General Hudson Austin.

Panama

Operation "just cause" or a US invasion of Panama - the war began to attack America in Panama on December 20, 1989 and ended on 31 January 1990, the victory of the United States.The invasion was attended by more than 24,000 US troops, while on the side of the Panama attended by about 12,500 soldiers, but only about 4,000 of them were trained for battle. The UN has strongly condemned US intervention in Panama, but nobody cares.

Gulf war

After the operation "Desert Shield" in 1990, started to, as he claimed Washington, prevent the Iraqi invasion of Saudi Arabia, the United States moving in the "desert storm", leading a coalition of 34 countries under the UN mandate in order to expel Iraqi forces that are occupied Kuwait.Ground and air battles were fought in Kuwait, Iraq and in the border areas of Saudi Arabia. The number of victims of the Gulf War is controversial. It is estimated that on the side of the Iraqi people, soldiers and civilians were killed between 25,000 and 100,000 people.

Somalia

The operation "renewed hope" 9 December 1992, America sent more than 28,000 of its marines, with a desire to stop internal unrest and overthrow Gen. Mohammed Farah Aid. The battle for Mogadishu and the death of 18 US soldiers who invaded the ambush, were immortalized in the movie "Black Hawk Down".

Overthrowing Aida failed, and defeated the US withdrew from Somalia. In 1995, American forces were temporarily deployed in Mogadishu to ensure the withdrawal of some 8,000 "blue helmets".

Haiti

The United Nations in 1994 approved international intervention led by 15,000 US troops in Haiti, where the army three years earlier overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Iraq

The war in Iraq, also known as the Second Gulf War (2003-2010) was a series of military intervention to end the occupation of Iraq by the coalition of 48 countries, led by the United States. The reason for the war was, allegedly, weapons of mass destruction that allegedly had Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.Later it turned out that there was no evidence. According to the estimates of analysts, the real reason was the desire of America to establish control over the rich oil fields in Iraq. The coalition that has occupied Iraq, toppled the Saddam Hussein in 2003, which is then executed. It is estimated that in operations in Iraq killed more than 100,000 civilians and nearly 5,000 US troops.

Afghanistan

Military conflict between the coalition of countries led by the United States and Britain began on 7 October 2001 in response to the attacks of 11 September 2001 on New York and Washington. The aim of the invasion was to find Osama bin Laden, to destroy Al Qaeda and remove the Taliban regime which it provided refuge.According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 2009 has killed 2,412 civilians, 2,790 civilians in 2010, and during 2011, killed 3,021 civilians. The war has had less success in preventing the activities of al-Qaeda than expected.

Since 2006, the stability of Afghanistan are jeopardized increased activity of Taliban insurgents, a record high level of illegal drug production and lax government which has limited control in areas outside Kabul.

Libya

NATO forces led by the United States with the approval of the UN Security Council take March 2011 air strikes on Libya. The intervention has contributed to the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Since then, the country's government an unprecedented chaos, crime and crisis.

• 2 May, 2016
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