Oceania has always been at war with East Asia and anyone who does not know this is contrary to the orthodox view and is subject to enforcement authority by the thought police, as a thought criminal.  -- "1984" by George Orwell     Are we a peaceful nation? Most Americans believe we only go to war when it is absolutely necessary. But is that really true? Let’s review our history of military conflicts:   1775–1783 – Revolutionary War  1776–1777 – Second Cherokee War  1776–1794 – Chickamauga Wars  1785–1795 – Northwest Indian War  1786–1787 – Shays' Rebellion  1791–1794 – Whiskey Rebellion  1812–1814 – War of 1812  1846–1848 – Mexican American War  1860–1890 – Indian Wars  1893 – Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom  1897–1898 – Spanish American War  1899–1902 – Philippine–American War  1917–1918 – World War I  1941–1945 – World War II  1951–1952 – Korean War  1945–1992 – Cold War  1962–1973 – Vietnam War  1983 – Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada)  1989 – Operation ...
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