various assassinations, the brink of nuclear apocalypse, an unpopular political war away from home that caused a social movement, and political espionage.

It’s like we’re cursed.

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    15 hours ago

    “amEriCA wENT thGROuGH 2 WoRld waRs” no fight on usa soil ever …

    There should be an another to tell it

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      ☝️Actually, the war of 1812 was in the US. The White House was burned down and Washington DC was occupied.

      And the civil war, our deadliest, was fought on US soil.

      Even in WW2, the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Aleutian Islands ought to be mentioned.

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      Don’t forget that both times we waited until the second half of the war to even step in. We waited until all the other nations were exausted before lifting a finger.