Food For Thought

Revolutionary War – Eight years*

War of 1812 – Four years

Mexican-American War – Three years

Civil War – Five years

Spanish-American War – Five months

World War I – Two years (American involvement)

World War II – Five years (American involvement)

Korean War – Four years

Vietnam War – Eleven years (combat troops)

Gulf War – Seven months

Iraq War – Seven to Eight years

Afghan War – Eight years and counting

We’ve been engaged in war for more than 20% of the years we’ve been a country (not counting things like Grenada and the Cold War).

* Period including starting and ending years.