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The king of bad presidents: George W. Bush 

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Guatemala -- 1966--67 -- Green Berets sent in.

Cambodia -- 1969--75 -- Military sent in after Vietnam War expanded into Cambodia.

Laos -- 1971--75 -- Americans carpet--bomb the countryside during Laos' civil war.

Chile -- 1973 -- The CIA orchestrated a coup, killing President Salvador Allende who had been popularly elected. The CIA helped to establish a military regime under Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

Cambodia -- 1975 -- Twenty--eight Americans killed in an effort to retrieve the crew of the Mayaquez, which had been seized.

Iran -- 1980 -- Americans aborted a rescue attempt to liberate 52 hostages seized in the Teheran embassy.

Libya -- 1981 -- American fighters shoot down two Libyan fighters.

El Salvador -- 1981--92 -- The CIA, troops, and advisers aid in El Salvador's war against the FMLN.

Nicaragua -- 1981--90 -- The CIA and National Security Council directed the Contra War against the Sandinistas.

Lebanon -- 1982--84 -- Marines occupied Beirut during Lebanon's civil war; 241 were killed in the American barracks and Reagan "redeployed" the troops to the Mediterranean.

Honduras -- 1983--89 -- Troops sent in to build bases near the Honduran border.

Grenada -- 1983--84 -- American invasion overthrew the Maurice Bishop government.

Iran -- 1984 -- American fighters shot down two Iranian planes over the Persian Gulf.

Libya -- 1986 -- American fighters hit targets in and around the capital city of Tripoli.

Bolivia -- 1986 -- The Army assisted government troops on raids of cocaine areas.

Iran -- 1987--88 -- The United States intervened on the side of Iraq during the Iran--Iraq War.

Libya -- 1989 -- Navy shot down two more Libyan jets.

Philippines -- 1989 -- Air Force provided air cover for government during coup.

Panama -- 1989--90 -- 27,000 Americans landed in overthrow of President Manuel Noriega; more than 2,000 Panama civilians were killed.

Liberia -- 1990 -- Troops entered Liberia to evacuate foreigners during civil war.

Kuwait -- 1991 -- Troops sent into Kuwait to turn back President Saddam Hussein.

Somalia -- 1992--94 -- Troops occupied Somalia during civil war.

Bosnia -- 1993--95 -- Air Force jets bombed "no--fly zone" during civil war in Yugoslavia.

Haiti -- 1994--96 -- American troops and Navy provided a blockade against Haiti's military government. The CIA restored Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power.

Zaire -- 1996--97 -- Marines sent into Rwanda Hutus' refugee camps in the area where the Congo revolution began.

Albania -- 1997 -- Troops deployed during evacuation of foreigners.

Sudan -- 1998 -- American missiles destroyed a pharmaceutical complex where alleged nerve gas components were manufactured.

Afghanistan -- 1998 -- Missiles launched towards alleged Afghan terrorist training camps.

Yugoslavia -- 1999 -- Bombings and missile attacks carried out by the United States in conjunction with NATO in the 11-week war against President Slobodan Milosevic.

Source: Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash.

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