Originally posted by Fatum:
the danger is not in the US attacking China ... the danger
is in China, thinking it can defeat the US military, makes some
silly moves and plunge the whole region into war ....
this is from a US congressional report:
http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/foabroad.htm
....
1986 -- Bolivia. U.S. Army personnel and aircraft assisted Bolivia
in anti-drug operations.
1987-88 -- Persian Gulf. After the Iran-Iraq War resulted in
several military incidents in the Persian Gulf, the United States
increased U.S. Navy forces operating in the Persian Gulf and
adopted a policy of reflagging and escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers
through the Gulf. President Reagan reported that U.S. ships had
been fired upon or struck mines or taken other military action on
September 23, October 10, and October 20, 1987 and April 19, July
4, and July 14, 1988. The United States gradually reduced its
forces after a cease-fire between Iran and Iraq on August 20,
1988.
1988 -- Panama. In mid-March and April 1988, during a period of
instability in Panama and as pressure grew for Panamanian military
leader General Manuel Noriega to resign, the United States sent
1,000 troops to Panama, to "further safeguard the canal, U.S.
lives, property and interests in the area." The forces supplemented
10,000 U.S. military personnel already in Panama.
1989 -- Libya. On January 4, 1989, two U.S. Navy F-14 aircraft
based on USS John F. Kennedy shot down two Libyan jet fighters over
the Mediterranean Sea about 70 miles north of Libya. The U.S.
pilots said the Libyan planes had demonstrated hostile
intentions.
1989 -- Panama. On May 11, 1989, in response to General Noriega's
disregard of the results of the Panamanian election, President Bush
ordered a brigade- sized force of approximately 1,900 troops to
augment the estimated 11,000 U.S. forces already in the area.
1989 -- Andean Initiative in War on Drugs. On September 15, 1989,
President Bush announced that military and law enforcement
assistance would be sent to help the Andean nations of Colombia,
Bolivia, and Peru combat illicit drug producers and traffickers. By
mid-September there were 50- 100 U.S. military advisers in Colombia
in connection with transport and training in the use of military
equipment, plus seven Special Forces teams of 2-12 persons to train
troops in the three countries.
1989 -- Philippines. On December 2, 1989, President Bush reported
that on December 1 U.S. fighter planes from Clark Air Base in the
Philippines had assisted the Aquino government to repel a coup
attempt. In addition, 100 marines were sent from the U.S. Navy base
at Subic Bay to protect the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
1989 -- Panama. On December 21, 1989, President Bush reported that
he had ordered U.S. military forces to Panama to protect the lives
of American citizens and bring General Noriega to justice. By
February 13, 1990, all the invasion forces had been
withdrawn.
1990 -- Liberia. On August 6, 1990, President Bush reported that a
reinforced rifle company had been sent to provide additional
security to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, and that helicopter teams
had evacuated U.S. citizens from Liberia.
1990 -- Saudi Arabia. On August 9, 1990, President Bush reported
that he had ordered the forward deployment of substantial elements
of the U.S. armed forces into the Persian Gulf region to help
defend Saudi Arabia after the August 2 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq.
On November 16, 1990, he reported the continued buildup of the
forces to ensure an adequate offensive military option.
1991 -- Iraq. On January 18, 1991, President Bush reported that he
had directed U.S. armed forces to commence combat operations on
January 16 against Iraqi forces and military targets in Iraq and
Kuwait, in conjunction with a coalition of allies and U.N. Security
Council resolutions. On January 12 Congress had passed the
Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq Resolution
(P.L. 102-1). Combat operations were suspended on February 28,
1991.
1991 -- Iraq. On May 17, 1991, President Bush stated in a status
report to Congress that the Iraqi repression of the Kurdish people
had necessitated a limited introduction of U.S. forces into
northern Iraq for emergency relief purposes.
1991 -- Zaire. On September 25-27, 1991, after widespread looting
and rioting broke out in Kinshasa, U.S. Air Force C-141s
transported 100 Belgian troops and equipment into Mnshasa. U.S.
planes also carried 300 French troops into the Central African
Republic and hauled back American citizens and third country
nationals from locations outside Zaire.
1992 -- Sierra Leone. On May 3, 1992, U.S. military planes
evacuated Americans from Sierra Leone, where military leaders had
overthrown the government.
1992 -- Kuwait. On August 3, 1992, the United States began a series
of military exercises in Kuwait, following Iraqi refusal to
recognize a new border drawn up by the United Nations and refusal
to cooperate with U.N. inspection teams.
1992 -- Iraq. On September 16, 1992 President Bush stated in a
status report that he had ordered U.S. participation in the
enforcement of a prohibition against Iraqi flights in a specified
zone in southern Iraq, and aerial reconnaissance to monitor Iraqi
compliance with the cease-fire resolution.
1992 -- Somalia. On December 10, 1992, President Bush reported that
he had deployed U.S. armed forces to Somalia in response to a
humanitarian crisis and a U.N. Security Council Resolution
determining that the situation constituted a threat to
international peace. This operation, called Operation Restore Hope,
was part of a U.S.-led United Nations Unified Task Force (UNITAF)
and came to an end on May 4, 1993. U.S. forces continued to
participate in the successor United Nations Operation in Somalia
(UNOSOM II), which the U.N. Security Council authorized to assist
Somalia in political reconciliation and restoration of peace.
1993 -- Iraq. On January 19, 1993, President Bush said in a status
report that on December 27, 1992, U.S. aircraft shot down an Iraqi
aircraft in the prohibited zone; on January 13 aircraft from the
United States and coalition partners had attacked missile bases in
southern Iraq; and further military actions had occured on January
17 and 18. Administration officials said the United States was
deploying a battalion task force to Kuwait to underline the
continuing U.S. commitment to Kuwaiti independence.
1993 -- Iraq. On January 21, 1993, shortly after his inauguration,
President Clinton said the United States would continue the Bush
policy on Iraq, and U.S. aircraft fired at targets in Iraq after
pilots sensed Iraqi radar or anti-aircraft fire directed at
them.
1993 -- Bosnia-Hercegovina. On February 28, 1993, the United States
bagan an airdrop of relief supplies aimed at Muslims surrounded by
Serbian forces in Bosnia.
1993 -- Bosnia-Hercegovina. On April 13, 1993, President Clinton
reported U.S. forces were participating in a NATO air action to
enforce a U.N. ban on all unauthorized military flights over
Bosnia-Hercegovina.
1993 -- Iraq. In a status report on Iraq of May 24, President
Clinton said that on April 9 and April 18 U.S. warplanes had bombed
or fired missiles at Iraqi anti-aircraft sites which had tracked
U.S. aricraft.
1993 -- Somalia. On June 10, 1993, President Clinton reported that
in response to attacks against U.N. forces in Somalia by a
factional leader, the U.S. Quick Reaction Force in the area had
participated in military action to quell the violence. The quick
reaction force was part of the U.S. contribution to a success On
July 1, President Clinton reported further air and ground military
operations on June 12 and June 17 aimed at neutralizing military
capabilities that had impeded U.N. efforts to deliver humanitarian
relief and promote national reconstruction, and additional
instances occurred in the following months.
1993 -- Iraq. On June 28, 1993, President Clinton reported that on
June 26 U.S. naval forces had launched missiles against the Iraqi
Intelligence Service's headquarters in Baghdad in response to an
unsuccessful attempt to assassinate former President Bush in Kuwait
in April 1993.
1993 -- Iraq. In a status report of July 22, 1993, President
Clinton said on June 19 a U.S. aircraft had fired a missile at an
Iraqi anti-aircraft site displaying hostile intent. U.S. planes
also bombed an Iraqi missile battery on August 19, 1993.
1993 -- Macedonia. On July 9, 1993, President Clinton reported the
deployment of 350 U.S. armed forces to Macedonia to participate in
the U.N. Protection Force to help maintain stability in the area of
former Yugoslavia.
