US invasion
Pentagon-ordered foreign assault
US invasion refers to a military intervention by the United States into another country's territory.
The term carries political weight—supporters might call the same action a "liberation" or "intervention," while critics emphasize invasion to highlight aggression or illegitimacy: The US invasion of Iraq destabilized the entire region.
The phrase appears in discussions of American foreign policy from Grenada to Afghanistan.
- IraqMiddle Eastern republic
- weapons of mass destructionArms causing widespread casualties
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- occupationOne's regular paid work
troops · boots on the ground · Baghdad · war · intervention · regime change · axis of evil · mission accomplished · Pentagon · shock and awe · collateral damage · combat · soldiers · airstrike · preemptive strike · no-fly zone · coalition · liberation
US invasiondiplomatic solution
Conflict resolved through envoys
peace negotiations · economic sanctions · diplomatic engagement · soft power · negotiated settlement
US invasionUS withdrawal
America ending military presence
non-interventionism · troop withdrawal · demilitarization · drawdown · evacuation
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