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<p>[QUOTE="imrich, post: 8242618, member: 22331"]I agree with your general statement, but specifically, DUH!</p><p>Take your choice:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rank War </b> <b>Dates </b> <b>Duration </b></p><p>1 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" rel="nofollow">War in Afghanistan</a> 2001 – 2021<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> 19.9 years</p><p>(19 years, 10 months)</p><p><br /></p><p>2 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" rel="nofollow">Vietnam War</a> 1955 – 1975<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-7" rel="nofollow">[a]</a> 19.4 years</p><p>(19 years, 5 months)</p><p><br /></p><p>3 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" rel="nofollow">Philippine–American War</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rebellion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rebellion" rel="nofollow">Moro Rebellion</a> 1899 – 1913 14 years</p><p><br /></p><p>4 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" rel="nofollow">War in North-West Pakistan</a> 2004 – 2017 13 years</p><p><br /></p><p>5 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Indian_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Indian_War" rel="nofollow">Northwest Indian War</a> 1785 – 1795 10 years</p><p><br /></p><p>6 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War" rel="nofollow">Iraq War</a> 2003 – 2011<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-8" rel="nofollow">[7]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-9" rel="nofollow">[8]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-10" rel="nofollow">[9]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-11" rel="nofollow">[10]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-12" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-12" rel="nofollow">[11]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-13" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-13" rel="nofollow">[12]</a> 8.9 years</p><p>(8 years, 9 months)</p><p><br /></p><p>7 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" rel="nofollow">American Revolutionary War</a> 1775 – 1783 8.4 years</p><p>(8 years, 5 months)</p><p><br /></p><p>8 <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_military_intervention_against_the_Islamic_State" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_military_intervention_against_the_Islamic_State" rel="nofollow">War on ISIS</a></b> 2014 – <i>present</i> 7.7 years</p><p>(7 years, 8 months)</p><p><br /></p><p>9 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Seminole_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Seminole_War" rel="nofollow">Second Seminole War</a> 1835 – 1842 6.7 years (6 years, 7 month)</p><p><br /></p><p>I like believed many, can't keep track of our involvement in "others" affairs!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a difficult time remembering the Axioms, and tested out of "High School" where the test included the 3 Rs', brief history and Civic affairs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm hoping to avoid a similar war before my demise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="imrich, post: 8242618, member: 22331"]I agree with your general statement, but specifically, DUH! Take your choice: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars[/URL] [B]Rank War [/B] [B]Dates [/B] [B]Duration [/B] 1 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)']War in Afghanistan[/URL] 2001 – 2021[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-1'][1][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] 19.9 years (19 years, 10 months) 2 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War']Vietnam War[/URL] 1955 – 1975[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-3'][3][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-5'][5][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-6'][6][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-7'][a][/URL] 19.4 years (19 years, 5 months) 3 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War']Philippine–American War[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rebellion']Moro Rebellion[/URL] 1899 – 1913 14 years 4 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']War in North-West Pakistan[/URL] 2004 – 2017 13 years 5 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Indian_War']Northwest Indian War[/URL] 1785 – 1795 10 years 6 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War']Iraq War[/URL] 2003 – 2011[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-8'][7][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-9'][8][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-10'][9][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-11'][10][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-12'][11][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_lengths_of_United_States_participation_in_wars#cite_note-13'][12][/URL] 8.9 years (8 years, 9 months) 7 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War']American Revolutionary War[/URL] 1775 – 1783 8.4 years (8 years, 5 months) 8 [B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_military_intervention_against_the_Islamic_State']War on ISIS[/URL][/B] 2014 – [I]present[/I] 7.7 years (7 years, 8 months) 9 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Seminole_War']Second Seminole War[/URL] 1835 – 1842 6.7 years (6 years, 7 month) I like believed many, can't keep track of our involvement in "others" affairs! I have a difficult time remembering the Axioms, and tested out of "High School" where the test included the 3 Rs', brief history and Civic affairs. I'm hoping to avoid a similar war before my demise.[/QUOTE]
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