I’m sure in the attacked country each war is referred to as the US War
CaptianBrasiliano on
The French and Indian War.
Vs.
_The British and their colonists and their Native American Allies against The French and their colonists and their Native American Allies._ War
Fall0fRome on
I’m sure a part of it is also because that’s where the war took place.
Stannic50 on
This is just blatantly ignoring so many wars. There are so many wars that there is a [Wikipedia list of lists of wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_wars). I clicked on the 1990-2002 list, which has 81 wars listed and the US “only” showed up on the page 37 times, some of which were in the references rather than the list itself.
Loofahs on
We’re taking the blame for the Ukraine war now?..
Romanopapa on
The Epstein War in Iran.
Headmuck on
American War of Imperial Aggression … Oh wait
rmvandink on
Wait? Did America start the Ukraine war? Okay then.
A-Delonix-Regia on
And the “Ukraine war” is the only one of these where it is at least somewhat common to refer to it with a name that mentions the invader, “Russian invasion of Ukraine”, for obvious reasons.
kelovitro on
Vietnam does call it The American War.
ReggieWigglesworth on
This is one of those posts that hits hard if you’re a moron haha
Zeuxis5 on
A matter of perspective.
Beat_Saber_Music on
I sure love Americans and the likes thinking all of history started in 1776
The American war of independence for one was essentially more akin to an anti-British coalition where at its height over half of Europe was at war with the British
The Thais and Burmese have around 36 wars on record
The French and English or Danes and Swedes have fought more wars than the Americans
The Americans were late to both world wars
China alone has fought itself more than the Americans have ever fought, same with Indian regions
One_Disaster_5995 on
Do you really think the Vietnamese call it “the Vietnam War”???
Mundane-Fix-4297 on
US war XXVII, episode 3
kafka_lite on
80% of all conficts Americans can name are American because we are ignorant, not because we are in 80% of them.
PedalingHertz on
Vietnam War wasn’t started by a US attack. Not only did it start well before any US involvement, but when the US came it was with the consent of South Vietnam helping to defend them from North Vietnamese invasion. There is a *lot* more context to be considered – the fact that South Vietnam wasn’t internationally recognized vs the fact that the whole of Vietnam had been a French colony, etc, but that is still very different than the US showing up to attack another country.
Iraq 2 is fair play. Illegal war of choice by US.
Afghanistan was a response to the Taliban hosting Al Qaeda and giving them safe harbor to conduct repeated attacks against the US, culminating in 9/11. The US had already tried working with the Taliban for a decade to allow Al Qaeda to be brought to justice. The Taliban chose terror instead. Our choices were to do what we did (with international support) or just let the attacks continue to escalate. This was a just war.
Ukraine wasn’t us at all but I agree that it is an unjust invasion. If the US deployed tomorrow to defend Ukraine with its permission I would fully support it and it would not be an attack by the US either.
Iran is the dumbest thing we’ve done in a long time and is likely to become a quagmire.
poilk91 on
This post is dripping with US centric irony
e87bm on
Ucrania seria Guerra da Rússia, não?
OP está emocionado.
caseylain on
I think she meant wars that the US was involved in. I mean that’s immediately what I thought when I read it the first time. However after re-reading it a couple times I could see why some people think she means all wars ever.
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I’m sure in the attacked country each war is referred to as the US War
The French and Indian War.
Vs.
_The British and their colonists and their Native American Allies against The French and their colonists and their Native American Allies._ War
I’m sure a part of it is also because that’s where the war took place.
This is just blatantly ignoring so many wars. There are so many wars that there is a [Wikipedia list of lists of wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_wars). I clicked on the 1990-2002 list, which has 81 wars listed and the US “only” showed up on the page 37 times, some of which were in the references rather than the list itself.
We’re taking the blame for the Ukraine war now?..
The Epstein War in Iran.
American War of Imperial Aggression … Oh wait
Wait? Did America start the Ukraine war? Okay then.
And the “Ukraine war” is the only one of these where it is at least somewhat common to refer to it with a name that mentions the invader, “Russian invasion of Ukraine”, for obvious reasons.
Vietnam does call it The American War.
This is one of those posts that hits hard if you’re a moron haha
A matter of perspective.
I sure love Americans and the likes thinking all of history started in 1776
The American war of independence for one was essentially more akin to an anti-British coalition where at its height over half of Europe was at war with the British
The Thais and Burmese have around 36 wars on record
The French and English or Danes and Swedes have fought more wars than the Americans
The Americans were late to both world wars
China alone has fought itself more than the Americans have ever fought, same with Indian regions
Do you really think the Vietnamese call it “the Vietnam War”???
US war XXVII, episode 3
80% of all conficts Americans can name are American because we are ignorant, not because we are in 80% of them.
Vietnam War wasn’t started by a US attack. Not only did it start well before any US involvement, but when the US came it was with the consent of South Vietnam helping to defend them from North Vietnamese invasion. There is a *lot* more context to be considered – the fact that South Vietnam wasn’t internationally recognized vs the fact that the whole of Vietnam had been a French colony, etc, but that is still very different than the US showing up to attack another country.
Iraq 2 is fair play. Illegal war of choice by US.
Afghanistan was a response to the Taliban hosting Al Qaeda and giving them safe harbor to conduct repeated attacks against the US, culminating in 9/11. The US had already tried working with the Taliban for a decade to allow Al Qaeda to be brought to justice. The Taliban chose terror instead. Our choices were to do what we did (with international support) or just let the attacks continue to escalate. This was a just war.
Ukraine wasn’t us at all but I agree that it is an unjust invasion. If the US deployed tomorrow to defend Ukraine with its permission I would fully support it and it would not be an attack by the US either.
Iran is the dumbest thing we’ve done in a long time and is likely to become a quagmire.
This post is dripping with US centric irony
Ucrania seria Guerra da Rússia, não?
OP está emocionado.
I think she meant wars that the US was involved in. I mean that’s immediately what I thought when I read it the first time. However after re-reading it a couple times I could see why some people think she means all wars ever.
what’s the context behind this post