USA’s military overseas interventions since 1945:

[Abraham Madu]

Bola Ahmad Tinubu: Read the hand writing on the wall. Do the right thing before it is too late. Do you want to be statistics? 

“The United States’ (US) extensive overseas military engagements since World War II have resulted in millions of deaths worldwide. Since 1945, the US has used its global network of bases and military agreements to invade or intervene in 96 countries.”—from IBON

Nigeria is inviting  the USA in her affairs. Along with her partners in the Five Eyes global security and intelligence network (Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand)

The USA has all it takes to help wipe out Boko Haram and its off-shoots, in Nigeria.

The USA which is threatening to invade Nigeria to help stop Christian Genocide in Nigeria. 

The weapons the USA supplies to the Nigerian armed forces come with restrictions on where they could be used or not used. The terrorists end up moving to the enclaves in which the USA had forbidden use of the weapons sold to Nigeria. 

The USA to invade Nigeria should be desired effects:

—Korea

—Vietnam

—Cuba

—Chile

—Angola

—Afghanistan

—Iraq

—Syria

—etc. come to mind

Please see below for the list of USA’s deadly military mission  around the globe since 1945.

USA’s military overseas interventions since 1945:

Korea (1950-1953) – US forces joined South Korea in its war with North Korea, which was among the deadliest of the Cold War era.

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (1955-1975) – US forces supported and eventually joined South Vietnam in its war against North Vietnam; this longest and deadliest conflict of the Cold War included massive bombing campaigns on Laos and Cambodia.

Guatemala (1960-1996) – The US supported consecutive dictatorships with military and other assistance especially for its anti-communist operations.

Indonesia (1958-1961) – The US supported Permesta rebels against the Sukarno government, and also backed the eventually successful Suharto coup.

Cuba (1961) – The US supported the Bay of Pigs invasion which tried to overthrow the Cuban government.

Colombia (1964-2013) – The US sent special operations forces and provided massive military assistance for counterinsurgency and later counter-narcotics operations.

Dominican Republic (1965-1966) – The US invaded the Dominican Republic to ensure a reliable client state.

Congo (1967) – The US supported the Mobutu regime with military hardware and munitions.

Chile (1973) – The US supported the military coup to overthrow Salvador Allende and then also the dictatorship that followed.

East Timor (1975-1999) – The US supported Indonesian invasion forces.

Angola (1976-1992) – The US supported military resistance and coup attempts against the Leftist government.

El Salvador (1979-1992) – The US supported the military dictatorship and its efforts against the Leftist insurgency.

Nicaragua (1981-1988) – The US supported right-wing Contras to combat the Leftist Sandinista government.

Grenada (1983) – The US invaded Grenada to ensure a reliable client state.

The US continued with its overseas military interventions even as the Cold War wound down:

Libya (1986) – The US bombing of Libya was among its earliest attacks which used international terrorism as a justification.

Iran (1987-1988) – The US fought naval and air battles against Iran, including shooting down a civilian airliner killing everyone on board.

Panama (1989-1990) – The US invaded Panama to overthrow the government.

Iraq (1990-2003) – The US launched air and ground offensives to expel Iraq from Kuwait during the Gulf War, followed by bombings and crippling economic sanctions on Iraq until 2003.

Somalia (1992-1995) – The US invaded Somalia to secure its oil reserves for American corporations.

Haiti (1994-1995) – The US invaded Haiti to reinstate an allied government overthrown by a coup.

Yugoslavia (1993-1999) – Under the cover of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations, the US’s air combat and bombings in the former Yugoslavia were its first in Europe since World War Two.

In the 21st century, the US used its so-called war on terror to justify large-scale invasions, attacks and many other military interventions:

Afghanistan (2001-2021) – The US invaded Afghanistan on the pretext of responding to the 9/11 terrorist attack and going after Al-Qaeda.

Yemen (2002-2023) – The US sent special operations forces into Yemen and launched the first of hundreds of drone strikes against Al-Qaeda.

Iraq (2003-2011; 2014-2021) – The US invaded Iraq on the pretext of going after weapons of mass destruction to overthrow the government of former ally Saddam Hussein; this was followed by air strikes and military support against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Pakistan (2001; 2004- 2018) – The US deployed troops for its invasion of Afghanistan and attacks on Al-Qaeda; it later also launched hundreds of drone strikes to support the government against rebel groups.

Somalia (2007-2024) – The US conducts drone strikes, air strikes and ground operations against supposed terrorists.

Libya (2011-2020) – Under the cover of NATO operations, the US conducted air, drone and artillery strikes to overthrow the Muammar al-Qaddafi government.

Syria (2014-2021) – The US conducts drone strikes, air strikes and ground operations against ISIS.

Ukraine (2022-present) – The US attempt to expand US influence to Russia’s borders by including Ukraine in NATO provoked Russia to invade Ukraine; it is fighting a proxy war with Russia through massive military support to Ukraine.

> Palestine (2023-present) – The US is the strongest supporter of Israel in its genocidal war on Palestine; Israel is already the largest cumulative recipient of US military aid which even increased three-fold in 2024 since the attacks on Gaza. On Nov 8, 2025, at 16:56, Ola Kassim <olaka...@aol.com> wrote:

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