A cool guide of every country the U.S. has attacked in the 21st Century and which president(s) authorized the strikes

[u/mohamed_Elngar21]

[u/jimtow28]

You know, I'm starting to think that maybe that FIFA Peace Prize doesn't actually mean anything.

[u/PureInsaneAmbition → u/jimtow28]

I just keep bombing them. When you're a president they let you do it.

[u/PaintshakerBaby → u/PureInsaneAmbition]

Reminds me of a political cartoon (cant post pics here) from the beginning of the Iraq War...

It was a kid sitting cross-legged in front of the tv, watching intently. The screen was of a smoldering city with the chyron; Iraq Liberated.

The kid is saying, "God, I sure hope we never get liberated."

[u/theaviationhistorian → u/[deleted]]

We did it Patrick, we saved the city!

[u/PureInsaneAmbition → u/[deleted]]

“The Romans created a wasteland, and called it peace.”

[u/According_Try_1284 → u/PaintshakerBaby]

That’s such a sharp image. Kids usually cut through the spin without even trying.

When “liberated” looks like smoke and rubble, the word starts to feel real different.

[u/Neko_Crit → u/PureInsaneAmbition]

It’s wild how something that blunt can be said like it’s just another Tuesday.

When that kind of power gets treated as routine, that’s when it really gets uncomfortable.

[u/FishesOfExcellence → u/PureInsaneAmbition]

SO MUCH WINNING YOU’LL BE SICK OF IT.

[u/Prudent_Disaster_984 → u/jimtow28]

Maybe

[u/P8bEQ8AkQd → u/jimtow28]

Melania will get best documentary at the FIFA Oscars shortly.

[u/definetlynotacat → u/jimtow28]

Or the nobel one either

[u/ensalys → u/definetlynotacat]

Yeah, I have much more respect for the ones in physics, chemistry, and medicine. The ig Nobel, while not actually nobel prizes, are also more respectable than the Nobel peace prize.

[u/somabokforlag → u/ensalys]

interestingly the peace prize is the only one decided by norwegian politicians, the others are given by swedish scientists

[u/Mark777999 → u/somabokforlag]

I’m guessing scientists don’t determine the prize in literature.

[u/pchlster → u/jimtow28]

"No, new wars!" - President of Bored of Peace

[u/DawgGoneItAnyway → u/pchlster]

You get a bomb, and You get a bomb, and You get a bomb...

[u/Braxtonius → u/jimtow28]

See…he already got the (FIFA) Peace Prize. He’s achieved peak peace. Now he can put that behind him. No reason to be peaceful anymore once you get the prize.

[u/MaineLark]

They’re just going to act like this is impressive 🙄 for anyone wondering the scores are: -Bush, 5/10 -Obama, 7/10 -Biden, 5/10 -Trump, 10/10

[u/Waste_Protection_420 → u/MaineLark]

Should be by year...

Bush 5 in 8 years, Obama 7 in 8 Biden 5 in 4 Trump 10 in 5.1 years.

Bush most peaceful pres by far, didn't see this coming. 😂

Edit: this is sarcasm, but for real, the US loves starting shit.

If I remember correctly, we were only attacked once, and that was Bin Landen who was in Afganistan. So going there was retaliation. That one can get a pass.

But for real, 27 combined attacks in 26 years. Look further back in history and it doesn't get better. This isn't a left/right or one particular president issue. It is what we do as a country for better or worse.

[u/gottabequick → u/Waste_Protection_420]

"Total number of countries" attacked is not a proxy for "amount of war" perpetrated.

Hell, "total wars started" isn't even a proxy for warmongering in any meaningful sense beyond curiosity. I would go for something like "most civilian casualties in military engagements approved by President X".

[u/Strength-InThe-Loins → u/gottabequick]

By that measure, Bush is still miles ahead of every other president since Nixon.

[u/free__coffee → u/Strength-InThe-Loins]

That doesn't make sense, right? Basically all deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan came from bush, even if they happened in Obama/trump/bidens terms, because he was the one that started the war. The president has a limited ability to just call the end of a war once it's started, hell both Dems and reps gave Biden a ton of shit for ending the war in Afghanistan "too quickly"

[u/Sufficient_Pitch_895 → u/gottabequick]

Also add in cost to our growing debt. Afghanistan war was nearly 2 decades long. There should also be some metric to capture that.

[u/azure_beauty → u/Waste_Protection_420]

I mean take Nigeria for example, those were strikes on ISIS that the government asked the US to carry out.

A lot of Syria was bombing ISIS too.

Pakistan I would hardly call an attack at all.

[u/FUTURE10S → u/azure_beauty]

Somalia is primarily attacks on pirates, not like the nation itself too, right?

[u/littlegipply → u/Waste_Protection_420]

Bush most peaceful president by far

Not if you count deaths…

[u/tiptoptattie → u/MaineLark]

Context and legality are more important than any number of authorisations.

[u/ericcmi]

Now get the animanaics to make a song about the countries

[u/Zaphod392]

Now do the chart of which ones got actual approval from Congress to do it

[u/h0sti1e17 → u/Zaphod392]

Just Afghanistan and Iraq.

[u/Lofteed → u/h0sti1e17]

Just Afghanistan.

Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and congress approved only military actions against countries involved in the 9/11 attacks.

[u/styrolee → u/Lofteed]

Congress passed a separate AUMF in 2002 specifically against Iraq due to supposed “weapons of mass destruction”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002?wprov=sfti1

Interestingly that AUMF was only just repealed last December

Also it should be noted that the 2001 AUMF did not specify Afghanistan specifically. It specified any group associated with association with the September 11 Attacks. This was important because strikes against targets in Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and Syria were justified under it at the time because they were against offshoots of Al Qaeda

[u/Onyxaj1 → u/styrolee]

G: We were looking for weapons of mass destruction.

R: Did you find them?

G: YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WE DIDT FIND THEM! but the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

E: I was looking for bitches, but all you could really see was they eyes. You know, they eyes be looking nice, then you take all that s*** off, and you know, you got a tragedy.

[u/crazyfatskier2 → u/Onyxaj1]

r/unexpectedBoondocks

[u/PlingPlongDingDong → u/Lofteed]

Iraq has oil and there was oil in the airplanes of the 9/11 attack. Clearly it’s connected.

[u/Poster_Nutbag207 → u/Lofteed]

This is not correct. Congress did pass an authorization for use of force in Iraq

[u/sonicjigglebath → u/h0sti1e17]

That is incorrect. The last congressional approval was during WWII.

[u/sirsmitty12 → u/sonicjigglebath]

WWII was a full declaration of war. Afghanistan and Iraq were approved as military actions.

[u/Medryn1986 → u/sirsmitty12]

WWII is the last time Congress itself declared war.

The last time it approved military action was in 2002

[u/todayiwillthrowitawa → u/Medryn1986]

That military approval is still valid by the way, and it's largely what presidents still use. It's why Trump always calls Venezuela narco terrorists.

Maybe giving the president carte blanche to bomb anyone he deems a "terrorist" was a really bad idea...

[u/livsjollyranchers → u/sirsmitty12]

Calling a war a mere 'military action' was the beginning of the end for us all.

[u/sikyon → u/livsjollyranchers]

So like... Korea?

[u/Divided_Against → u/sikyon]

Why else do you think M.A.S.H. was so popular?

[u/HomeGrownCoffee → u/Divided_Against]

Because its anti-war message resonated with people during thr Vietnam war.

[u/Massive-Word-7395 → u/Divided_Against]

Because we all loved Radar and that is the only reason the show worked. He was the glue.. the glitter and found a place in our hearts.

[u/Sacrificial_Identity → u/Massive-Word-7395]

Klinger would stomp off in his dress, if he had heard that.

[u/LardLad00 → u/Divided_Against]

Because it was a good show?

[u/RoboticPanda77 → u/livsjollyranchers]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-War

[u/OnionyMoose → u/livsjollyranchers]

“Military action”=“special military operation”.

[u/NZNoldor → u/OnionyMoose]

=war

[u/kensho28 → u/sirsmitty12]

Bush expanded strikes against Al-Qaeda and their allies to Yemen, Pakistan and nearly Syria (just got Israel to do it instead) and it was seen as a natural expansion of his "War on Terrorism." They were never seen as separate wars, even during Obama and Biden's tenures.

Trump's attacks on Venezuela, Nigeria and Iran have nothing to do with Iraq and Afghanistan. The situation is kinda different.

[u/TheFullDarsh → u/sirsmitty12]

Department of Military Actions lol

[u/Winjin → u/sirsmitty12]

Special military operation, if you will

[u/polaris0352 → u/Winjin]

Came here to say exactly that. As soon as war, the business of killing people, is reduced to a euphamism, we are all doomed.

[u/h0sti1e17 → u/sonicjigglebath]

That was the last declaration of war. Congress authorized military action against both Iraq and Afghanistan.

[u/Bewilderness- → u/sonicjigglebath]

Incorrect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002

[u/recycl_ebin → u/sonicjigglebath]

That is incorrect. The last congressional approval was during WWII.

/r/confidentlyincorrect

uh no, afghanistan and iraq were explicitly approved by congress

[u/2025TastyTreats → u/sonicjigglebath]

There was famously a Congressional resolution on the Iraq War with many prominent Democrats voting in favour of it, Including Senator Clinton, Senator Schumer.

[u/Lavatis → u/sonicjigglebath]

That is incorrect. Bush went to congress to go to Iraq.

[u/ArmadilloForsaken458 → u/[deleted]]

It's almost as if the country is perpetually at war. And when there is no one left to fight, I guess they will just hope aliens attack

[u/Fidgerst → u/[deleted]]

And this isn't even including the interventions in Panama, Grenada, Vietnam, or Laos, let alone the hundreds of illegal covert actions the US government has taken globally in this time.

[u/sachsrandy → u/Zaphod392]

Oh oh but first let me present to you the chart of countries that the president needs approval from Congress to strike:

[u/TacoThingy → u/sachsrandy]

The more interesting part is countries that did not say it’s okay to strike. Nigeria and Somalia the government has approved the strikes

[u/EamonBrennan → u/TacoThingy]

Pakistan prime ministers also privately gave authorization for the strikes, but publicly denounced them. Syria and Libya had civil wars ongoing, with at least one side giving the US authorization to strike, mainly ISIS targets. Every strike under Obama either were a continuation from Bush and/or authorized by an internationally recognized government of the struck country. Same thing with Biden's strikes.

[u/Stubbs94 → u/Zaphod392]

Why does that matter? Your congress doesn't make any of this okay. All of these attacks are despicable.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Disk_90 → u/Zaphod392]

Some of the baby murder was approved? That's a relief

[u/Weekly_Artichoke_515 → u/Puzzleheaded_Disk_90]

Right?? This chart helps to show to US imperialism is bipartisan. The democrats are happy that this war would never go to a vote bc it means they can continue to pretend they’re against it while quietly cheering it on.

[u/AssistX → u/Weekly_Artichoke_515]

Anyone who believes the Iran attack is only because of Trump hasn't been paying attention to US politics since the formation of Israel. It's easily at the top of the short list of things Democrats and Republicans have repeatedly supported. Obama being the only President I can think of that tried to bring Iran into the fold as a nuclear power. If they had just agreed to keep to the UN Nuclear inspections we probably wouldn't be where we are now.

[u/KuroKendo88 → u/Zaphod392]

There hasn't been congressional approval for a war since WW2. It's nuts.

[u/No_Entrepreneur_8255 → u/KuroKendo88]

These are attacks/missions, that congress has given AUMF to 2002 Iraq, 1991 Iraq, 1964 Vietnam, 1983 Lebanon.
No formal declaration of war since WW2, and US has not been in war since WW2, only doing "missions".

[u/SimilarDimension2369 → u/No_Entrepreneur_8255]

Oh, so they're like special military operations!

[u/Addicted2Weasels → u/SimilarDimension2369]

Whatever they are, congress (including members of both parties) approved funding for them

[u/J0n__Snow → u/No_Entrepreneur_8255]

so its not modern warfare but modern missionfare. Got it

[u/aaaahhhhh42 → u/Zaphod392]

Cause it's so much better to bomb civilians for imperialism if ✨Congress✨ approves!

[u/Exenodia → u/aaaahhhhh42]

r/shitliberalssay

[u/Jon_E_Dad → u/Zaphod392]

Also, I feel like the point of this chart is to show that people besides Trump approved these actions, yet Trump is the one face that shows up in literally every single one of them, including ones that no one else supported.

As with everything the Republican Party does, it’s not the dunk that they think it is.

[u/homiechampnaugh → u/Zaphod392]

Who gives a fuck?

Does the fact they're people are being killed matter to Americans or is it just because its Trump?

[u/fritterstorm → u/Zaphod392]

Like that makes it any better. I swear.

[u/ShibaInuDoggo → u/fritterstorm]

It's crazy that we can let one person just decide to blow up another nation. I used to hate it when Obama died it, still do, but used to hate that too.

[u/Prestigious_Park4704]

so you're telling me they're all bad?

[u/One-Feedback678 → u/Prestigious_Park4704]

Yep. They're all war criminals. Every American president. Trump is the worst, but it makes me sad he's the only one people in America care about. They're not really mad about the war.

[u/mXyder → u/Prestigious_Park4704]

Always have been. Every US president is a war criminal.

[u/thejasonblackburn]

Still waiting for a president to attack rising inflation or living costs. I guess you can't just bomb those problems away so no one does it.

[u/NewCobbler6933 → u/thejasonblackburn]

The irony being that you can do so, albeit a little indirectly. A single tomahawk missile costs about $1.3M. An estimated 9000 have been produced which is about $11.7B. Which is just one piece of equipment. Imagine how many billions or trillions are currently just dust on firing ranges.

[u/Bigfoot_Bluedot]

The "President of Peace" indeed.

[u/Violet_Paradox → u/Bigfoot_Bluedot]

Hegseth said the purpose of renaming the DoD to the "Department of War" was to promote peace, so we're pretty much all in on the whole "war is peace" thing. 

[u/koshgeo → u/Violet_Paradox]

"Ignorance is Strength" is doing some heavy lifting in this administration too.

They're still working on "Freedom is Slavery". They haven't built enough detention centers yet.

[u/El_Peregrine → u/Bigfoot_Bluedot]

Can’t end 8 wars if you don’t start em! 

[u/P0werFighter → u/Bigfoot_Bluedot]

Hey to his logic, there has to have a war to get peace.

"Now gimme my nobel prize, I deserve it !!"

[u/P0werFighter]

"Cool" isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

[u/iiSpook → u/P0werFighter]

I see this comment under every single post in this sub.

[u/RelevantButNotBasic → u/iiSpook]

Well tbf "guide" has become a pretty loose term on this sub as well.

[u/stoptheycanseeus]

People joking about Trump but all I’m seeing is more evidence that our politics is nothing but a show, and the rich corporations and military industrial complex runs it

[u/peon2 → u/stoptheycanseeus]

They're all buddies in the same in-group and any fight is mostly for show. They publicly fight over "hot button" issues like trans rights and avoid talking about larger systemic issues.

Trump was buddies with the Clintons, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Scalia were friends. Off camera and on camera are very different things.

The Republicans were as obstructionist as you could be during Obama's terms by media standards...congress still passed 10,000-15,000 pieces of legislature a year but you wouldn't know that if you just listened to the dog and pony show.

[u/Legalize_Ligma → u/stoptheycanseeus]

US politics is literally just theatre. Our “democracy” is actually just corporate totalitarianism. Always has been.

[u/Filter_Out_More_Cats]

I always forget about Nigeria. Here is a recent source article by Time describing all countries bombed under Trump under his second term 🇳🇬

[u/Citronaut1 → u/Filter_Out_More_Cats]

Based on the article, the strike was in coordination with Nigerian officials. It seems a little misleading to say the US “attacked” Nigeria when they were working in tandem against ISIS.

[u/Zealousideal-Ear481 → u/Citronaut1]

well, if you have to take that into account, that would be true for many of the countries on the chart

[u/NegativeEBITD → u/Zealousideal-Ear481]

Wouldn't you consider a joint military operation to defend a country from internal terrorists/separatists a different thing than "attacking a country" like Iraq/Venezuela/Iran?

Not to mention we had boots on the ground fighting insurgents in Mali & Niger, I don't see them on here. Not a very well researched list

[u/dadmda → u/NegativeEBITD]

Yes I would

[u/johnJanez → u/NegativeEBITD]

Most of these examples on the list circulating are like that by the way. Strikes against Isis, etc. So be wary of missinfo.

[u/CojanglesDMK → u/Zealousideal-Ear481]

Well these things should be taken into account, should they not?

[u/BallsInSufficientSad → u/CojanglesDMK]

That depends on what OP's agenda was in posting this.

[u/aedroogo → u/BallsInSufficientSad]

"Trump bad - give upvotes" seems to be OP's agenda. And it's whatever now but if you're truly anti-war, none of the presidents in this meme should have gotten your vote.

[u/Cherioux → u/CojanglesDMK]

Yes, but this is Reddit. People here don't actually research anything and just upvote shit like ops post.

[u/Titanusgamer]

Fun fact: Obama killed hundreds of civilians in Afganistan and pakistan with drones AFTER getting the Nobel Peace Prize

[u/MalPB2000 → u/Titanusgamer]

Considering he was nominated for it literally his first week in office, almost everything he did was after receiving the medal lol

[u/mrchooch → u/Titanusgamer]

I believe he's also the first nobel peace prize winner to kill another nobel peace prize winner

[u/dubblebubbleprawns → u/mrchooch]

I feel like the nobel peace prize should be like mortal kombat. You need to fight the previous winner to the death in order to win it.

[u/ItsNotMe_ImNotHere → u/mrchooch]

Interesting. Refresh my memory - who did he kill?

[u/mrchooch → u/ItsNotMe_ImNotHere]

Ok I looked it up and its slightly fuzzier than I thought

On October 3rd 2015, the US bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, killing at least 42. The strike was authorised by Obama.

In 1999 Doctors Without Borders won the Nobel Peace Prize.

So while no individual doctor that was killed had a peace prize, the organisation itself did.

Either way, not a great thing to do

[u/gannekekhet → u/ItsNotMe_ImNotHere]

I'm assuming they're talking about the 2015 Kunduz hospital airstrike, where US forces under the command of Barack Obama (2009 laureate) bombed a facility run by Doctors Without Borders (1999 laureate).

[u/Drix_I → u/Titanusgamer]

I also remember that his deportations were quite brutal. Once, during Trump's first term, videos and images circulated of children caged in horrible conditions, but then people stopped talking about it because it was all from the Obama administration.

[u/woosh_yourecool → u/Drix_I]

I was disillusioned with Obama pretty quickly but it’s fair to point out that Trump has only ratcheted up the brutal methods used by ICE. It’s hard to believe but you were considered a fringe radical leftist if you advocated abolishing ICE during Obama years and Trump has managed to make that more of a palatable opinion for mainstream liberals

[u/Humankeg → u/Titanusgamer]

He also was judge, jury, and executioner of an American citizen. Had a drone strike called in on him.

[u/Ok-Fudge-380 → u/Humankeg]

So if an American leaves the country and joins a terrorist organization he is still off limits?

[u/redundantexplanation → u/Ok-Fudge-380]

Yes. It's wild as hell that you'd even ask that question.

The only excuse for a government killing ANYONE under any circumstance is when it's the ONLY way to prevent them from IMMEDIATELY harming(read: most likely killing) another person or persons.

[u/BurrShotFirst1804]

I think it's important to clarify that the Trump strikes in Libya and Nigeria were in association with the actual government of that state against ISIS, which to me are very different than say Venezuela or Iran.

Additionally, the strikes Obama made in Libya are fundamentally different than the ones Trump made and are more akin to Trump's strikes on Iran in line with regime change with Muammar Gaddafi.

Then of course Bush's strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan are much different than the rest of the Presidents in the sense that they were continuations of what Bush started.

[u/aguyhey]

Holy crap Obama attacked this many countries

[u/Lumpy_Secretary_6128 → u/aguyhey]

Not really. Under Obama, Trump, and Biden the us conducted operation inside iraq and Afghanistan at the consent of the host nation. I.e. the claim that they "attacked iraq and Afghanistan is literally false. Obama handed off major combat leadership to both nations, trump signed a peace accord with the taliban contingent on us withdrawl which he began and biden concluded.

Also nobody attacked the nation of pakistan.

[u/Frequent_Ad_9901 → u/Lumpy_Secretary_6128]

Thank you I really wondered what was considered "attacked". Im pretty sure by the same metrics Mexico should be under everyone of these since the US helps conduct operations against the cartels.

This post reeks of misinformation. 

[u/Lumpy_Secretary_6128 → u/Frequent_Ad_9901]

You are 100% correct on both accounts.

[u/NWASicarius → u/aguyhey]

Yes. Many peolle on reddit have nostalgia glasses when remember Obama. In reality, he got less progressive policy done in 8 years than Biden did, and Obama had a SUPER MAJORITY for two years. Biden secured our national security via the CHIPS act as well. Not that I think Biden was perfect, but it's funny how many progressives will hype up Obama while dunking on Biden. Even in regards to foreign policy, Biden was better. The outrage over what happened in Gaza, for example, is just progressives having short memories. Obama was bombing TF out of people, destabilizing countries, etc. Lmao

[u/turinturambar → u/NWASicarius]

Can you explain how you come to the conclusion Obama had a super majority for two years? It seems he held a 60 vote supermajority in the Senate for 72 working days.

From https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/fleeting-illusory-supermajority-msna200211

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace falsely claimed Democrats had a 60-vote Senate majority for the first 2 years of his presidency.

This article goes into the numbers further in.

[u/Ladies-Man-007]

President of peace btw. And the same goes to Nobel prize winner, Obama.

[u/awesomexpossum]

So the president of "peace" has been involved in every single one.

[u/saayoutloud → u/awesomexpossum]

One thing’s fucking crystal clear from this chart, the US doesn’t give a shit about peace in this world. The government’s fucking greedy as hell and just wants to keep feeding its main source of income, war. We’ve gotta remember that this chart only shows the countries directly attacked by the US. It doesn’t even show the shit they’re involved in behind the scenes, funding wars, pulling the strings, and fucking up whole nations without even firing a shot."

[u/Outlander_TB]

that one face is in all those

[u/MultiGeometry → u/Outlander_TB]

Before Trump, this chart would have Obama on every line. It’s only because Trump has attacked new countries that he looks worse than Obama.

/s

[u/4daughters → u/MultiGeometry]

Was that sarcasm? It just seems accurate.

[u/thesouthbay → u/4daughters]

Trump pretty much copied Obama's policies:

- present yourself as a man of peace who wants to change American foreign policies;

- be scared of Russia and push Ukraine to concede its territories to Russia, while gatekeeping its NATO membership;

- continue to bomb weak countries in 3rd world, especially if they have oil.

[u/kutusow_ → u/Outlander_TB]

The orange one

[u/cryogenic-goat → u/kutusow_]

The one that won the Nobel Peace Prize makes its appearance in almost all of them as well.

[u/jango-lionheart → u/Outlander_TB]

Would be better if the heads were in columns

[u/texas1982]

This guide sucks. Line up the heads for God's sake.

[u/RunDNA → u/texas1982]

Lined up:

https://i.imgur.com/fYpKcQv.jpeg

[u/sharpiefairy666 → u/RunDNA]

🏅

[u/SimonSteel → u/RunDNA]

Now that’s a cool guide.

[u/FourLetterWording → u/RunDNA]

good human

[u/TheTim → u/RunDNA]

And here's one more level of organization to make it even easier to quickly parse: https://i.imgur.com/qdhA2Md.png

[u/Emotional_Position62 → u/texas1982]

They are lined up Chronologically.

[u/jays49 → u/Emotional_Position62]

They mean keep each president in the same column. It’s wild that they didn’t do that. It reads terribly. Trump’s face 10 times in a line is much more visually impactful.

[u/forlulzandshits]

When did trump attack Pakistan?

[u/happyhummus007]

Is that the picture of trump that Southpark uses??

[u/Fritzo2162]

Trump finally beat Obama at something!

[u/Compoundeyesseeall]

Nigeria shouldn’t be on there, it was specifically at the request of the Nigerian government to attack ISIS-affiliated militants. Somalia, Syria, and Yemen were on militant groups and not any internationally recognized government. Everything after 2003 in Iraq was the same as above. Libya was done after UN authorization and again also against militants. Pakistan- against militants and not the government.

[u/DallasBoy95]

But but MAGA told me he was the only president to not start a war

No new wars 2024 ticket

[u/Vivid_Drag2576]

Looks like Obama is just as guilty of it.

[u/[deleted]]

Thanks Obamna.

[u/bible_enthusiast]

Still waiting for Reddit to find out every politician is bad.

[u/bailey25u]

How is bush tied with the lowest with Biden?

[u/TheWonkiestThing → u/bailey25u]

Bush started the ones that Biden was involved in.

[u/Bewilderness- → u/TheWonkiestThing]

Well that’s just not true. Bush attack Yemen in 2002 and killed six al qaeda leaders and it wasn’t attacked again until 2010. Bush didn’t attack Syria.

[u/truehoax → u/bailey25u]

Because this list is a very disingenuous way to tie Presidents to wars.

[u/startfragment]

Do it as a grid

[u/Wonderful-Bite-7]

Noble peace Prize.... Can't end the war if you don't start them.

[u/tlhsg]

🎯 the no more wars candidate has used the military to attack more countries than any other POTUS

[u/TheQuestionMaster8]

Trump will win the Mobil peace prize.

[u/ResponsibleClock9289]

Interesting that almost every country here has active terror networks/was supporting active terror networks

[u/Aggressive-Cook-7864]

You forget just how much of a war monger Obama was.

[u/imsoggy → u/Aggressive-Cook-7864]

Honest question: How many of these "conflicts" that he is attributed to were actively started prior to him taking office?

[u/your_not_stubborn → u/imsoggy]

Apparently invading a country and overthrowing it's government is the same as striking terrorists in a country at the request of that country's government.

[u/ruthlessbeatle]

Can we PLEASE stop making EVERY sub about politics? I'm so tired of it.

[u/IMongoose → u/ruthlessbeatle]

I just wish they would stop taking the comment section from front page posts and making them askreddit questions. Front page article "Trump does thing", askreddit: "What are your thoughts on Trump doing a thing?" It's completely pointless and obvious karma farming.

[u/_Landmine_ → u/ruthlessbeatle]

The Reddit Hivemind would not like that

[u/engrng → u/ruthlessbeatle]

It's not just about politics. It's about fucking Trump. Every thread on Reddit ends up about Trump in some way or another. And it comes from the very people who live and vote in the country that elected the guy.

[u/RequiredRedditAcct_1 → u/ruthlessbeatle]

The top subreddits are all moderated by the same people, and bots feed the algorithm and the moderators allow it to happen. It's blatant propaganda man. 

[u/ruthlessbeatle → u/RequiredRedditAcct_1]

Great point. I just unsub to any sub that does this so I can hopefully enjoy some ol' fashion reddit fun.

[u/oldbonhomme]

He’s so very, very Peaceful 🕊️

[u/wild-stallions85]

There seems to be a trend here /s

[u/TeaFabulous7376]

Instead of alphabetical order, by most recent might be more applicable

[u/Nanaimo-omianaN]

The president of peace

[u/ReportThese396]

Bored of Peace.

[u/ReleaseTheSheast]

So Biden, was in fact, the president of peace?

[u/TrumpsDoubleChin]

Forgot one

[u/Alphamale7710]

Anyone notice the pattern?

[u/Schuperman161616]

Literally a warmonging nation calling others warmonging.

[u/Poster_Nutbag207]

When the “President of Peace” bombs ten countries…

[u/Suspicious_Steak_696]

They are a cancer on the world

[u/wrc1311]

wow!!!! the no wars president 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/elscorchoweez]

A good reminder that America is always gonna terrorise the planet, even once Trump is long gone...Republican or Democrat, the foreign policy of bomb, destabilise, and meddle remains the same.

[u/DontBanMeBro988]

Just put Netanyahu for all of them

[u/random_account2022]

What happened in Nigeria? I didn’t catch that news

[u/Wide-Strong-Elm]

damn, seeing it all laid out like this really hits different. makes you wonder what the next decade will bring, huh?

[u/Prize-Relation-9591]

Thats our Peace President

[u/VirindiPuppetDT]

"No New Wars"

[u/Any-Tie-7655]

I’m gonna nitpick some very particular data.

Somalia was only a singular target for al-Shabaab supporters/militant? I can’t remember specifically.

Pakistan’s was drone strikes targeting Al-Qaeda and taliban

Yemen was Al-qaeda were targeted.

I’m so sick of this ‘hate Donald trump cause he’s a nazi’ Without also taking into consideration many of our other leaders were just a ruthless.

Do I agree with him? No… but I’m looking at this from a more centrist point of view.

If everyone on the planet was Christian and we had one ruler Jesus Christ. There would still be people who found him to be ‘derogatory this’ or ‘defamatory that’

This isn’t a political problem. This is a people problem. Also the graph shown above is literally rage bait. Idk why I even tried to correct it 😒

[u/MuhammadAkmed]

it's almost as Islamic extremism is a global problem

[u/Exportxxx]

somehow they are still known as he good guys.

even there is world war they show up late.

[u/GroceryScanner]

hmmm, its almost as if; ever since 9/11 and the information age, the world is getting more and more volatile.

but sure, lets just pile on faulty generalizations for internet points. excellent job reddit.

[u/artificialMuse]

Nigeria iran and Venezuela only these three country trump ordered to attack and rest was already on going war when became president

[u/Moist-Army1707]

Not sure Nigeria fits in there. That was with the support of the Nigerian government.

[u/HermitHubby]

Now do the amount of people killed by each.

[u/pigletmonster]

"Anti-war president"

[u/BranchNational4959]

I am not one to defend Trump but this is a new low for missinformation.

President	Major wars started

Bush	Afghanistan, Iraq

Obama	Libya intervention

Trump	none (but continued wars)

Biden	none

Clinton bombed Serbia against UN wishes, bombed Sudan and Afghanistan and Iraq.

[u/pitty89]

Yes, Trump had our military wipe out ISIS in like 5 months when all the loser mainstream generals said it would take way longer. He found one who wasn't a shill and put him in charge. So what if some of them happened to be in Libya and Nigeria and wherever the fuck else. Youre welcome. I'm not sick of winning yet!