The global war on terrorism commenced on 9/11/2001. They started it, not the US.
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
ALL jobs in the US military are military positions, be it war or peace. There are NO non-military jobs in the military
A lot Approximately 1800 are still listed as MIA.
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There has never been a war in which foreign military of opposition has ever been inside the US. Allied military has been present during times of war for caravan movement AKA Canadian and Australian troops accompanying US convoys to Europe.
The military goal of the US in the Pacific during World War 2 was Japanese surrender.
After the Civil War, the US military built the frontier because of the American westward expansion.
US military vehicles of World War II had a white star because that was the national symbol. We still put stars on our vehicles, but now they're black.
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At the end of the war, most of Europe were exhausted and financially bancrupt. The US economy had been expanding unaffected by the war at large and with the immense production of military material it was impossible for any other nation to compete. The USSR were the only true contender for the decades to follow but did't have the economy to continue the challange and eventuelly it collapsed leaving the US the only remaining superpower. US military spending is still massive and ensures continued US supremacy.
US Citizens facing the military draft.