AMERICA HAS BEEN AT WAR 93% OF THE TIME - 222 OUT OF 239 YEARS - SINCE 1776!

America Has Been At War 93% of the Time – 222 Out of 239 Years – Since 1776

Posted on February 20, 2015 by WashingtonsBlog

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The U.S. Has Only Been At Peace For 21 Years Total Since Its Birth

In 2011, Danios wrote:

    Below, I have reproduced a year-by-year timeline of America’s wars, which reveals something quite interesting: since the United States was founded in 1776, she has been at war during 214 out of her 235 calendar years of existence.  In other words, there were only 21 calendar years in which the U.S. did not wage any wars.

   To put this in perspective:

   * Pick any year since 1776 and there is about a 91% chance that America was involved in some war during that calendar year.

   * No U.S. president truly qualifies as a peacetime president.  Instead, all U.S. presidents can technically be considered “war presidents.”

   * The U.S. has never gone a decade without war.

   * The only time the U.S. went five years without war (1935-40) was during the isolationist period of the Great Depression.

   *  *  *

   Here is a graphic depiction of U.S. wars:

   And here is the year-by-year timeline of America’s major wars:

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   Year-by-year Timeline of America’s Major Wars (1776-2011)

   1776 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamagua Wars, Second Cherokee War, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1777 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Second Cherokee War, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1778 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1779 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1780 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1781 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1782 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1783 – American Revolutionary War, Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War

   1784 – Chickamauga Wars, Pennamite-Yankee War, Oconee War

   1785 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1786 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1787 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1788 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1789 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1790 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1791 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1792 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1793 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1794 – Chickamauga Wars, Northwest Indian War

   1795 – Northwest Indian War

   1796 – No major war

   1797 – No major war

   1798 – Quasi-War

   1799 – Quasi-War

   1800 – Quasi-War

   1801 – First Barbary War

   1802 – First Barbary War

   1803 – First Barbary War

   1804 – First Barbary War

   1805 – First Barbary War

   1806 – Sabine Expedition

   1807 – No major war

   1808 – No major war

   1809 – No major war

   1810 – U.S. occupies Spanish-held West Florida

   1811 – Tecumseh’s War

   1812 – War of 1812, Tecumseh’s War, Seminole Wars, U.S. occupies Spanish-held Amelia Island and other parts of East Florida

   1813 – War of 1812, Tecumseh’s War, Peoria War, Creek War, U.S. expands its territory in West Florida

   1814 – War of 1812, Creek War, U.S. expands its territory in Florida, Anti-piracy war

   1815 – War of 1812, Second Barbary War, Anti-piracy war

   1816 – First Seminole War, Anti-piracy war

   1817 – First Seminole War, Anti-piracy war

   1818 – First Seminole War, Anti-piracy war

   1819 – Yellowstone Expedition, Anti-piracy war

   1820 – Yellowstone Expedition, Anti-piracy war

   1821 – Anti-piracy war (see note above)

   1822 – Anti-piracy war (see note above)

   1823 – Anti-piracy war, Arikara War

   1824 – Anti-piracy war

   1825 – Yellowstone Expedition, Anti-piracy war

   1826 – No major war

   1827 – Winnebago War

   1828 – No major war

   1829 – No major war

   1830 – No major war

   1831 – Sac and Fox Indian War

   1832 – Black Hawk War

   1833 – Cherokee Indian War

   1834 – Cherokee Indian War, Pawnee Indian Territory Campaign

   1835 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Second Creek War

   1836 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Second Creek War, Missouri-Iowa Border War

   1837 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Second Creek War, Osage Indian War, Buckshot War

   1838 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars, Buckshot War, Heatherly Indian War

   1839 – Cherokee Indian War, Seminole Wars

   1840 – Seminole Wars, U.S. naval forces invade Fiji Islands

   1841 – Seminole Wars, U.S. naval forces invade McKean Island, Gilbert Islands, and Samoa

   1842 – Seminole Wars

   1843 – U.S. forces clash with Chinese, U.S. troops invade African coast

   1844 – Texas-Indian Wars

   1845 – Texas-Indian Wars

   1846 – Mexican-American War, Texas-Indian Wars

   1847 – Mexican-American War, Texas-Indian Wars

   1848 – Mexican-American War, Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War

   1849 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians

   1850 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Yuma War, California Indian Wars, Pitt River Expedition

   1851 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, Yuma War, Utah Indian Wars, California Indian Wars

   1852 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Yuma War, Utah Indian Wars, California Indian Wars

   1853 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Yuma War, Utah Indian Wars, Walker War, California Indian Wars

   1854 – Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians

   1855 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Cayuse War, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Yakima War, Winnas Expedition, Klickitat War, Puget Sound War, Rogue River Wars, U.S. forces invade Fiji Islands and Uruguay

   1856 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, California Indian Wars, Puget Sound War, Rogue River Wars, Tintic War

   1857 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, California Indian Wars, Utah War, Conflict in Nicaragua

   1858 – Seminole Wars, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Mohave War, California Indian Wars, Spokane-Coeur d’Alene-Paloos War, Utah War, U.S. forces invade Fiji Islands and Uruguay

   1859 Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, California Indian Wars, Pecos Expedition, Antelope Hills Expedition, Bear River Expedition, John Brown’s raid, U.S. forces launch attack against Paraguay, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1860 – Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Paiute War, Kiowa-Comanche War

   1861 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign

   1862 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign, Dakota War of 1862,

   1863 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Southwest Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign, Colorado War, Goshute War

   1864 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Cheyenne Campaign, Colorado War, Snake War

   1865 – American Civil War, Texas-Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Colorado War, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War

   1866 – Texas-Indian Wars, Navajo Wars, Apache Wars, California Indian Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Red Cloud’s War, Franklin County War, U.S. invades Mexico, Conflict with China

   1867 – Texas-Indian Wars, Long Walk of the Navajo, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Red Cloud’s War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War, U.S. troops occupy Nicaragua and attack Taiwan

   1868 – Texas-Indian Wars, Long Walk of the Navajo, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Snake War, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Red Cloud’s War, Comanche Wars, Battle of Washita River, Franklin County War

   1869 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War

   1870 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War

   1871 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Franklin County War, Kingsley Cave Massacre, U.S. forces invade Korea

   1872 – Texas-Indian Wars, Apache Wars, Utah’s Black Hawk War, Comanche Wars, Modoc War, Franklin County War

   1873 – Texas-Indian Wars, Comanche Wars, Modoc War, Apache Wars, Cypress Hills Massacre, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1874 – Texas-Indian Wars, Comanche Wars, Red River War, Mason County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1875 – Conflict in Mexico, Texas-Indian Wars, Comanche Wars, Eastern Nevada, Mason County War, Colfax County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1876 – Texas-Indian Wars, Black Hills War, Mason County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1877 – Texas-Indian Wars, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Black Hills War, Nez Perce War, Mason County War, Lincoln County War, San Elizario Salt War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1878 – Paiute Indian conflict, Bannock War, Cheyenne War, Lincoln County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1879 – Cheyenne War, Sheepeater Indian War, White River War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1880 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1881 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1882 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1883 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1884 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1885 – Apache Wars, Eastern Nevada Expedition, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1886 – Apache Wars, Pleasant Valley War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1887 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1888 – U.S. show of force against Haiti, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1889 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1890 – Sioux Indian War, Skirmish between 1st Cavalry and Indians, Ghost Dance War, Wounded Knee, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1891 – Sioux Indian War, Ghost Dance War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1892 – Johnson County War, U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1893 – U.S. forces invade Mexico and Hawaii

   1894 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1895 – U.S. forces invade Mexico, Bannock Indian Disturbances

   1896 – U.S. forces invade Mexico

   1897 – No major war

   1898 – Spanish-American War, Battle of Leech Lake, Chippewa Indian Disturbances

   1899 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1900 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1901 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1902 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1903 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1904 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1905 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1906 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1907 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1908 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1909 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1910 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1911 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1912 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars

   1913 – Philippine-American War, Banana Wars, New Mexico Navajo War

   1914 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico

   1915 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico, Colorado Paiute War

   1916 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico

   1917 – Banana Wars, World War I, U.S. invades Mexico

   1918 – Banana Wars, World War I, U.S invades Mexico

   1919 – Banana Wars, U.S. invades Mexico

   1920 – Banana Wars

   1921 – Banana Wars

   1922 – Banana Wars

   1923 – Banana Wars, Posey War

   1924 – Banana Wars

   1925 – Banana Wars

   1926 – Banana Wars

   1927 – Banana Wars

   1928 – Banana Wars

   1930 – Banana Wars

   1931 – Banana Wars

   1932 – Banana Wars

   1933 – Banana Wars

   1934 – Banana Wars

   1935 – No major war

   1936 – No major war

   1937 – No major war

   1938 – No major war

   1939 – No major war

   1940 – No major war

   1941 – World War II

   1942 – World War II

   1943 – Wold War II

   1944 – World War II

   1945 – World War II

   1946 – Cold War (U.S. occupies the Philippines and South Korea)

   1947 – Cold War (U.S. occupies South Korea, U.S. forces land in Greece to fight Communists)

   1948 – Cold War (U.S. forces aid Chinese Nationalist Party against Communists)

   1949 – Cold War (U.S. forces aid Chinese Nationalist Party against Communists)

   1950 – Korean War, Jayuga Uprising

   1951 – Korean War

   1952 – Korean War

   1953 – Korean War

   1954 – Covert War in Guatemala

   1955 – Vietnam War

   1956 – Vietnam War

   1957 – Vietnam War

   1958 – Vietnam War

   1959 – Vietnam War, Conflict in Haiti

   1960 – Vietam War

   1961 – Vietnam War

   1962 – Vietnam War, Cold War (Cuban Missile Crisis; U.S. marines fight Communists in Thailand)

   1963 – Vietnam War

   1964 – Vietnam War

   1965 – Vietnam War, U.S. occupation of Dominican Republic

   1966 – Vietnam War, U.S. occupation of Dominican Republic

   1967 – Vietnam War

   1968 – Vietnam War

   1969 – Vietnam War

   1970 – Vietnam War

   1971 – Vietnam War

   1972 – Vietnam War

   1973 – Vietnam War, U.S. aids Israel in Yom Kippur War

   1974 – Vietnam War

   1975 – Vietnam War

   1976 – No major war

   1977 – No major war

   1978 – No major war

   1979 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan)

   1980 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan)

   1981 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), First Gulf of Sidra Incident

   1982 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), Conflict in Lebanon

   1983 – Cold War (Invasion of Grenada, CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), Conflict in Lebanon

   1984 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua), Conflict in Persian Gulf

   1985 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua)

   1986 – Cold War (CIA proxy war in Afghanistan and Nicaragua)

   1987 – Conflict in Persian Gulf

   1988 – Conflict in Persian Gulf, U.S. occupation of Panama

   1989 – Second Gulf of Sidra Incident, U.S. occupation of Panama, Conflict in Philippines

   1990 – First Gulf War, U.S. occupation of Panama

   1991 – First Gulf War

   1992 – Conflict in Iraq

   1993 – Conflict in Iraq

   1994 – Conflict in Iraq, U.S. invades Haiti

   1995 – Conflict in Iraq, U.S. invades Haiti, NATO bombing of Bosnia and Herzegovina

   1996 – Conflict in Iraq

   1997 – No major war

   1998 – Bombing of Iraq, Missile strikes against Afghanistan and Sudan

   1999 – Kosovo War

   2000 – No major war

   2001 – War on Terror in Afghanistan

   2002 – War on Terror in Afghanistan and Yemen

   2003 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, and Iraq

   2004 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen

   2005 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen

   2006 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen

   2007 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen

   2008 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen

   2009 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen

   2010 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen

   2011 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen; Conflict in Libya (Libyan Civil War)

In most of these wars, the U.S. was on the offense. Danios admits that some of the wars were defensive.   However, Danios also leaves out covert CIA operations and other acts which could be considered war.

Let’s update what’s happened since 2011:

   2012 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen

   2013 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen

   2014 – War on Terror in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and Yemen; Civil War in Ukraine

   2015 – War on Terror in Somalia, Somalia, Syria and Yemen; Civil War in Ukraine

So we can add 4 more years of war. That means that for 222 out of 239 years – or 93% of the time – America has been at war. (We can quibble with the exact numbers, but the high percentage of time that America has been at war is clear and unmistakable.)

Indeed, most of the military operations launched since World War II have been launched by the U.S.

And American military spending dwarfs the rest of the world put together.

No wonder polls show that the world believes America is the number 1 threat to peace.