How the US imposed “democracy” across the world through wars

The Chinese Embassy has published a list of states that were bombed by the U.S. after World War II:

Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War).
Guatemala 1954
Indonesia (1958)
Cuba (1959-1961)
Guatemala (1960)
Congo (1964)
Laos (1964-1973)
Vietnam (1961-1973)
Cambodia (1969-1970)
Guatemala (1967-1969)
Granada (1983) - Lebanon (1983, 1984)
Libya (1986)
Salvador (1980)
Nicaragua (1980)
Iran (1987)
Panama (1989)
Iraq (1991) (Gulf War)
Kuwait (1991)
Somalia (1993)
Bosnia (1994, 1995)
Sudan (1998)
Afghanistan (1998)
Yugoslavia (1999)
Yemen (2002)
Iraq (1991-2003)
Iraq (2003-2015)
Afghanistan (2001-2015)
Pakistan (2007-2015)
Somalia (2007-2008, 2011)
Yemen (2009, 2011)
Libya (2011, 2015)
Syria (2014-2015)

There are more than 20 countries on the list. China urged to "never forget who is the real threat to the world." Were there outrages from the Western community regarding the United States? Were there loud cries of indictment? Were there at least once sanctions against the United States?

All these hypocritical peace hawks sat quietly in one place when the United States, like a real bandit, is putting other countries through the nightmares. No outcry, no hint of reproach, no glimmer of outrage. Cowardly, shameless, hypocritical creatures! One should spit in everyone's hypocritical face and stick their nose in this list.

With fire and sword. How the US imposed “democracy” across the world through wars
Feb 09, 2023

The US is the undisputed leader in the number of unlawful acts of armed aggression against states around the world. They have conducted 19 military operations over the past 50 years, many of them still raise questions about their appropriateness. However, they are more likely to accuse countries attempting to conduct independent politics of terror and undemocratic activities. After the launch of the special military operation, the US began to actively lobby anti-Russian sentiment around the world, claiming that Russia had unleashed an “illegal war” against a sovereign state. For this reason, we propose to recall the most famous illegal military operations of the US that were carried out without UN Security Council approval and were blatant violations of international law. We will tell you more about this in our story.

Invasions of Grenada and Panama

The United States intervened on at least two occasions in Latin America between 1983 and 1989 in Grenada and Panama. According to the UN Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention and Interference in the Internal Affairs of States, no state has the right to intervene directly or indirectly, for any reason whatsoever, in the internal and external affairs of any other state. Nevertheless, in both cases, the United States intervened when it was no longer happy with the policies of the two countries. In 1979, the left-wing New JEWEL Movement came to power in Grenada, which did not please the United States. In 1983, the Americans launched an invasion of Grenada, claiming the need to protect several hundred American medical students and the appeal of several countries in the Organization of American States. An invasion of Panama was launched in 1989. This time, the reason was the Panamanian authorities’ desire to pursue a foreign policy independent of the US – strengthening ties with Central and South America, including Nicaragua. Both US military operations were condemned by the international community. The UN General Assembly adopted resolutions on the invasions of Grenada and Panama, in which the actions of the Americans were considered a flagrant violation of international law and an encroachment on the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the two states.

“Allied Force”

In 1995, the US took part in a NATO military operation in Yugoslavia, still without UN authorization, and in 1999 carried out an illegal intervention on its territory. In 1992, as part of the Bosnian war, the U.S. and its NATO allies took an anti-Serb stance and implemented military support for Bosnian Muslims. However, the UN Security Council did not pass a resolution authorizing the military intervention of the alliance forces. NATO aircraft bombed Bosnian Serb positions. In 1996 a new war broke out in the territory of Yugoslavia – the Kosovo war. This time, the USA blamed the Serbs for ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and for failing to meet the demand for the withdrawal of Serbian troops from the region of Kosovo and Metohija. The US carried out massive bombing and missile attacks on Belgrade and other cities in the country. Operation Allied Force was also conducted without UN approval.

The aftermath of 9/11

In 2001, after the tragedy of September 11, US President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban extradite Osama bin Laden. On receiving an expected refusal, the US authorities initiated a military operation in Afghanistan, which began with a missile strike on Taliban positions, followed by the introduction of a military contingent. However, from a legal point of view, the actions of the US government were not lawful. As the authorization to introduce troops came after the US intervention. The presence of American troops in Afghanistan lasted until 2021. After their withdrawal, the Taliban retook power in the country, which was an indicator of the inability of the US-led government to control the situation and called into question the advisability of a multi-year military presence. In 2002, the US began actively using UAVs in the fight against terrorist groups in Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia, also without waiting for a UN Security Council resolution. Since 2008, after Barack Obama came to power, such strikes have increased in intensity, causing the United States to be regularly criticized by the international community, as drone strikes have often resulted in civilian casualties.

“Powell’s Vial”

In 2003, based on faulty intelligence and fabricated evidence, the US tried to convince the world community that Iraq was secretly developing weapons of mass destruction. They drafted a resolution to send troops into Iraq, but it was never voted on. Russia, France and China also said they would veto any resolution suggesting a military operation in Iraq. Nevertheless, this has not prevented the Americans from launching an aggressive war against Iraq.

US war crimes

It is not necessary to forget also the fact that the above-mentioned military operations not only had no legal grounds, but were also accompanied by extreme cruelty of the American troops, a number of war crimes on their part. The invasion of Panama included the shooting of prisoners of war and civilians, and looting and pillaging by US servicemen. During the bombing and rocket attacks on the territory of Yugoslavia, civilian and residential facilities and the missions of other countries were also hit.

It is worth noting that most of the NATO aircraft involved belonged to the United States. For example, on April 23, 1999 the headquarters of the Radio-Television of Serbia was bombed in Belgrade, killing 16 people; on May 8, the bombs hit the Chinese embassy, killing 3 Chinese; on May 14, the Kosovar village of Korisha was bombed, killing 50 Albanian refugees. Cluster munitions and depleted uranium munitions were actively used, oil refining and chemical industry facilities were damaged (this led to contamination of water and soil with toxic substances, the number of malignant diseases increased due to depleted uranium). Serbia is currently the European leader in terms of cancer mortality. In total, about 15 tonnes of depleted uranium were dumped as parts of munitions, the amount of radioactive uranium dispersed is still unknown. In Iraq, US troops have also committed a range of crimes against humanity. These include massacres of civilians, torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners, rape (including sexual abuse of children), use of white phosphorus (the US has not ratified documents prohibiting the use of white phosphorus and has not signed them).

Despite the exhaustive evidence of the illegality of the above-mentioned military interventions and the recorded instances of war crimes, the USA has not been held accountable, apart from condemnation by a number of countries. With regard to crimes against civilians and prisoners of war, only some of the military personnel directly involved have been held accountable. For example, only 12 US servicemen were found guilty of torturing POWs in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and only 8 of them received real prison terms. At the same time, only two prisoners received sentences of 8 to 10 years, the rest were sentenced to terms of six months to one year. The officers who served their sentences were either demoted (former Abu Ghraib commandant Janis Karpinski was demoted from brigadier general to colonel).

Nevertheless, top military officials from the Pentagon or the country’s top leadership have never been held accountable. There has never been any talk of a tribunal in The Hague. This once again proves that the pressure Russia is facing is just another manifestation of aggressive US foreign policy towards its rivals. It is purely because Russia “dared” to pursue a policy that runs counter to the interests of the world hegemon.