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War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. -- Machiavelli |
Infinite Justice 20 Sep 2001-25 Sep 2001(108 total words in this text)(2418 Reads)  Following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Department of Defense designated the military response as Operation Infinite Justice. The origins of the name can be traced back to the 1998 Operation Infinite Reach airstrikes against Osama bin Laden's facilities in Afghanistan and Sudan in response to the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Following the disclosure of Operation Infinite Justice, Muslim groups protested the name on the basis that their faith teaches that Allah is the only one that could provide "infinite justice". Operation Infinite Justice was changed to Operation Enduring Freedom on Sept. 25, 2001. |
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1754:
In the first engagement of the French and Indian War, a Virginia militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington defeats a French reconnaissance party in southwestern Pennsylvania.
1859: The French army launches a flanking attack on the Austrian army in Northern France. 1863: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the most famous African-American regiment of the war, leaves Boston for combat in the South. 1940: Belgium surrenders to Germany. 1951: U.N. Forces drove the communists back across the 38th parallel on most of the Korean battlefields. 1951: Eighth Army took Hwachon and Inje. 1953: The Chinese attack outposts of the 25th Infantry Division. OP Carson was overrun and OPs Elko and Vegas were abandoned on order. Friendly casualties were heavy, but enemy losses were far greater. 1969: U.S. troops abandon Ap Bia Mountain, better known as "Hamburger Hill". 585: A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw. |
