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by ameister14 2616 days ago
No, the US was at war for essentially the entirety of the 19th century.
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mirimir 2615 days ago
Pretty much, the US has always been at war. I mean, they used to have a War Department, which got renamed Defense Department for PR.
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walshemj 2615 days ago
Not really that's OTT hyperbole
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ameister14 2615 days ago
No, it's pretty accurate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni...
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Forbo 2615 days ago
We've only had 21 years where we haven't been at war. https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-has-been-at-war-93-of-...
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vraivroo 2615 days ago
Uh, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa...
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