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How many countries has Russia invaded since 2000?

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I looked at a Wikipedia list and it seemed incomplete for Russia and the US.

How many countries has Russia invaded since 2000?

How many countries has the US invaded since 2000?

I'm just looking for well-reasoned facts; try to keep the sniveling to a minimum.

List of invasions - Wikipedia

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Antiwar said:
I looked at a Wikipedia list and it seemed incomplete for Russia and the US.

How many countries has Russia invaded since 2000?

How many countries has the US invaded since 2000?

I'm just looking for well-reasoned facts; try to keep the sniveling to a minimum.

List of invasions - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org en.m.wikipedia.org
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Are all invasions equal?

When the Western Allies invaded Normandy, was that equivalent to Nazi Germany invading Poland?
 
One is too many. But off the top of my head, Russia has invaded Georgia, and Ukraine twice, first eastern and Crimea, second the whole country.

Invasions, off the top of my head, the US invaded Afghanistan in response to the government providing some protection to Al Queda, and Iraq. You should also ask about things other than invasion, such as US arms sales and support for Saudi's war on Yemen, though if I recall we've ended that. I don't find 'counts' that useful for discussing the issue.
 
Craig234 said:
One is too many. But off the top of my head, Russia has invaded Georgia, and Ukraine twice, first eastern and Crimea, second the whole country.

Invasions, off the top of my head, the US invaded Afghanistan in response to the government providing some protection to Al Queda, and Iraq. You should also ask about things other than invasion, such as US arms sales and support for Saudi's war on Yemen, though if I recall we've ended that. I don't find 'counts' that useful for discussing the issue.
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"They used to say" that Obama expanded the GWoT from four to eight countries, or something like that.
 
Antiwar said:
"They used to say" that Obama expanded the GWoT from four to eight countries, or something like that.
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Yet only two of those countries were invaded.

For instance, The Philippines were part of the GWOT and US military forces fought there, but it wasn’t an invasion as we were invited in.
 
And the confusion grows…..
 
Antiwar said:
"They used to say" that Obama expanded the GWoT from four to eight countries, or something like that.
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That falls under the 'things other than invasion' I mentioned.
 
According to the Wikipedia list Russia has invaded Ukraine and Georgia, and the US has invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. The GWoT wasn't limited to two countries.
 
Antiwar said:
According to the Wikipedia list Russia has invaded Ukraine and Georgia, and the US has invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. The GWoT wasn't limited to two countries.
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Are all invasions equal?
 
Craig234 said:
That falls under the 'things other than invasion' I mentioned.
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So drone warfare and other military incursions aren't invasion?
 
Craig234 said:
That falls under the 'things other than invasion' I mentioned.
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Social and economic. Not to mention the metal invasion.

It’s hard to see, but it’s there.

The TDS example is self explanatory in the facts of its weaponization.
 
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