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Originally Posted by Lurker

It sure is a red herring, hohohohoh!!! It is different because Soviet Russia was militaristicly aggressive, America at this point was not.

America was not militaristic and aggressive? Explain this than!

Latin American Campaigns 1906-1933

1. Battle Streamer: Latin American Campaigns 1906-1920
2. Battle Streamer: Second Nicaraguan Campaign 1926-1933
3. Bibliography: Between World Wars, 1919-1941
4. List of Expeditions Formed and Landings Effected by the U.S. Naval Force in Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, From 1901 to May 1, 1929
5. Medal: Cuban Pacification
6. Medal: Nicaraguan Campaign
7. Medal: Mexican Service
8. Medal: Haitian Campaign (1915)
9. Medal: Haitian Campaign (1919-1920)
10. Medal: Dominican Campaign
11. Medal: Second Nicaraguan Campaign
12. Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934

Yangtze Service 1926-1927, 1930-1932

1. Battle Streamer: Yangtze Service 1926-1927, 1930-1932
2. Medal: Yangtze Service

China Service 1937-1939, 1945-1957

1. Battle Streamer: China Service 1937-1939, 1945-1957
2. Medal: China Service
3. Medal: Navy Expeditionary

HAITI/ 1914-34/ Troops, bombing/ 19-year occupation after revolts.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/ 1916-24/ Troops/ 8-year Marine
occupation.
CUBA/ 1917-33/ Troops/ Military occupation, economic protectorate.
WORLD WAR I/ 19l7-18/ Naval, troops/ Ships sunk, fought Germany.
RUSSIA/ 1918-22/ Naval, troops/ Five landings to fight Bolsheviks.
PANAMA/ 1918-20/ Troops/ 'Police duty' during unrest after elections.
YUGOSLAVIA/ 1919/ Troops/ Marines intervene for Italy against
Serbs in Dalmatia.
HONDURAS/ 1919/ Troops/ Marines land during election campaign.
GUATEMALA/ 1920/ Troops/ 2-week intervention against unionists.
WEST VIRGINIA/ 1920-21/ Troops, bombing/ Army intervenes
against mineworkers.
TURKEY/ 1922/ Troops/ Fought nationalists in Smyrna (Izmir).
CHINA/ 1922-27/ Naval, troops/ Deployment during nationalist revolt.
HONDURAS/ 1924-25/ Troops/ Landed twice during election strife.
PANAMA/ 1925/ Troops / Marines suppress general strike.
CHINA/ 1927-34/ Troops/ Marines stationed throughout the country.
EL SALVADOR/ 1932/ Naval/ Warships sent during Faribundo Mar