Comment by givemeethekeys

3 days ago

I agree that the outcomes were largely how Americans wanted them, but in the 80's and 90's we had plenty of big and little problems as a world:

- USSR vs. Afghanistan.

- The chaos after the collapse of the USSR

- Russia vs. Chechnya

- US interventions South America

- US in Somalia

- The Gulf War

How much of our upbringing was our limited media exposure?

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givemeethekeys

DyslexicAtheist 3 days ago

to continue your list

  - Yugoslav Wars (1991-1999)
  - The Troubles 
  - Ethiopian Civil War (1974 - 1991)
  - Ugandan Bush War (1981-1986)
  - Angolan Civil War (1975 - 2002)
  - Mozambican Civil War (1977 - 1992)
  - Second Sudanese Civil War (1983 - 2005)
  - Rwandan Civil War and Genocide (1990 -1994)
  - First Congo War (1996 - 1997)
  - Second Congo War (began 1998)
  - Sri Lankan Civil War (1983 - 2009)
  - Salvadoran Civil War (1980 -1992)
  - Guatemalan Civil War (1960 - 1996)
  - Nicaraguan Contra War (1981 - 1990)
  - Iran–Iraq War (1980 -1988)
  - Lebanese Civil War (1975 - 1990)
  - Israeli–Palestinian First Intifada (1987 - 1993)

epolanski 3 days ago

I remember these happenings, but still from personal rights to major events we had serious step forwards.

Now we have only the bads but none of the goods.