Let them be the world's first superpower, and then you will realize how it would be to live under authoritarianism. The US has faults, yes, still, they have democracy, and democracy ensures the rights of the people. But most of us don't have an idea about the importance or democracy, since we haven't taste the authoritarianism.
Lol USA democracy? බම්බුව. සිරියාව, ලිබියාව, ඉරාක්, ඇෆ්ගන්, Vietnam, Serbia වගේ රට වල වලින් අහලා බැලුවා නම් හොයාගන්න තිබ්බ. America වල හිටිය native උන්ගෙන අහලා බැලුවා නම් තව දැනගන්න තිබ්බ.
Chatgpt එකෙන් ගත්ත usa වල democracy එක.
1940s–1950s
1. China (1945–46)
Support for Nationalists against Communists.
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: Unknown
2. North Korea (1950–1953)
Korean War (U.S.-led UN coalition)
UN Authorization: Yes
Civilians Killed: ~2–3 million (including all Korean civilians)
3. Guatemala (1954)
CIA-backed coup with some air support.
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: Hundreds in immediate action; civil war followed
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1960s–1970s
4. Vietnam (1965–1973)
Vietnam War, massive bombing
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~2 million+
5. Laos (1964–1973)
Heaviest bombing per capita in world history
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~200,000+
6. Cambodia (1969–1973)
Secret U.S. bombing of Viet Cong sanctuaries
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: 50,000–150,000
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1980s
7. Lebanon (1983–84)
U.S. airstrikes after Marine barracks bombing
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: Dozens
8. Grenada (1983)
U.S. invasion
UN Authorization: No (condemned by UN GA)
Civilians Killed: ~100
9. Libya (1986)
Bombing in retaliation for terror attacks (Operation El Dorado Canyon)
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~40–100
10. Panama (1989)
Invasion to remove Noriega
UN Authorization: No (condemned by UN GA)
Civilians Killed: 500–3,000
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1990s
11. Iraq (1991)
Gulf War
UN Authorization: Yes (Resolution 678)
Civilians Killed: ~100,000 directly; sanctions later caused 500,000–1M more deaths
12. Somalia (1992–94)
U.S. and UN peacekeeping operations; airstrikes during Black Hawk Down
UN Authorization: Yes
Civilians Killed: Hundreds
13. Bosnia (1995)
NATO air campaign (Operation Deliberate Force)
UN Authorization: Yes
Civilians Killed: ~20–150 directly from airstrikes
14. Sudan (1998)
Cruise missile strike on pharmaceutical factory (alleged terror link)
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: Possibly 1+ from bombing; thousands may have died from medicine shortages
15. Afghanistan (1998)
Cruise missiles targeting al-Qaeda
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~20–60
16. Serbia/Yugoslavia (Kosovo) (1999)
NATO bombing of Serbia to stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~500–1,200
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2000s–Present
17. Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Full-scale U.S.-led war
UN Authorization: Yes (Resolution 1368)
Civilians Killed: 46,000–100,000+
18. Iraq (2003–2011)
U.S. invasion
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~200,000–250,000
19. Pakistan (2004–present)
Drone strikes on Taliban and al-Qaeda
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~400–900
20. Yemen (2002–present)
Drone strikes, support for Saudi-led coalition
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: Thousands (from both direct and proxy bombings)
21. Somalia (2007–present)
Drone strikes and special operations
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: Hundreds
22. Libya (2011)
NATO intervention against Gad
dafi
UN Authorization: Yes (Resolution 1973)
Civilians Killed: ~500–1,000 directly; civil war followed
23. Syria (2014–present)
Bombing of ISIS targets; skirmishes with Syrian regime
UN Authorization: No
Civilians Killed: ~40,000+
