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Political Factoid
United States Military Actions
| War |
Lasted |
| American Revolution |
8 years |
| American Civil War |
4 years |
| World War II |
8 years |
| Korean War |
3 years |
| Vietnam War |
19 years |
| War in Iraq |
9 years* |
| War in Afghanistan |
15+ years |
| War in Libya |
less than 1 year |
-- as of early 2016
Not asking Congress for a declaration of war
and not putting "boots on the ground"
appears to have been a winning strategy.
| * |
Or 22 years if you include the first attempt
by George H. W. Bush
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cf.
2891
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