Since the end of the Second World War, the United States of America has...

1. Attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, most of which were democratically-elected. ¹
2. Attempted to suppress a populist or nationalist movement in 20 countries. ²
3. Grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries. ³
4. Dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries. ⁴
5. Attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders. ⁵

In total: Since 1945, the United States has carried out one or more of the above actions, on one or more occasions, in the following 69 countries (more than one-third of the countries of the world):

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Australia Bolivia Bosnia Brazil British Guiana (now Guyana) Bulgaria Cambodia Chad Chile China Colombia Congo (also as Zaire) Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Fiji France Germany (plus East Germany) Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Honduras India Indonesia Iran

Iraq Italy Jamaica Japan Kuwait Laos Lebanon Libya Mongolia Morocco Nepal Nicaragua North Korea Pakistan Palestine Panama Peru Philippines Portugal Russia Seychelles Slovakia Somalia South Africa Soviet Union Sudan Suriname Syria Thailand Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam (plus North Vietnam) Yemen (plus South Yemen) Yugoslavia

William Blum is an author, historian and fierce critic of American foreign policy. He is known for his book, Killing Hope, U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II. "We Came, We Saw, We Destroyed, We Forgot" appears on his website, KillingHope.org.