Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Cowboy Count
Incidents of direct military engagement of US armed forces (by President):

Pres. Ronald Reagan (R)
Lebanon (troop deployment)
Grenada (invasion)
Libya (naval engagement)
Libya (airstrikes)
TOTAL: (4)

Pres. George Bush Sr. (R)
Panama (invasion/capture of Gen. Noriega)
Kuwait/Iraq (invasion & Kuwait territory recapture)
TOTAL: (2)

Pres. William Clinton (D)
Haiti (troop deployment/install of Pres. Aristide into power)
Somalia (troop deployment/failed capture of Warlord Aidid/"Black Hawk Down" incident)
Bosnia (airstrikes)
Afghanistan & Sudan (cruise missile strikes against al-Queda and suspected al-Queda targets)
Iraq (airforce patrol of no-fly zones/periodic airstrikes of ground installations)
Serbia & Kosovo (airstrikes)
Iraq (cruise missile attacks against suspected WMD installations)
TOTAL: (7)

Pres. George Bush Jr. (R)
Afghanistan (airstrikes & invasion of Taliban & al-Queda positions/overthrow of Taliban leadership)
Iraq (airforce patrol of no-fly zones/periodic airstrikes of ground installations)
Yemen (remote control aerial drone missile attack of al-Queda operative)
TOTAL TO DATE: (3)

Comments: Pres. George Bush Jr is highly unpopular in Western Europe for his "warmongering". Former Pres. Bill Clinton enjoys high favorability ratings throughout Europe.

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