Libertarians: which, if any, of these foreign interventions were justified?

What point are you trying to make?

Remember that time you posted how you hoped journalists that criticize Israel were arrested and buried in Tel Aviv?

Get fricked, bozo.

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1) Barbary wars

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Justified. Our sailors were being kidnapped and pressed into service.

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2) Berlin airlift

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This was a humanitarian mission. It didn’t violate the non-aggression principle. It literally protected private property rights and freedoms for the people of West Berlin. I think the ROI was pretty good for what taxpayers spent, but some would argue it was unnecessary and expensive, but no shots fired. Blockades tend to be violent things, and we peacefully circumvented one.

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european theater of ww2

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The Germans declared War on us before we even set foot in Europe. Had we declared on them first, Libertarians might have had a bone to pick. While I would argue that we were already actively involved vis cash & carry and lend lease, Germany was engaged in total war for full global conquest, and they declared on us. Justified.

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Mexican American war

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This wasn’t justified. Great ROI, but America offered to buy California, Mexico refused, so we invaded Mexico by claiming the border was somewhere further south than it was, then shot at the Mexicans when they showed up to kick us out, then conquered Mexico City and bought California for half price. Personally, I like the additions we made to our nation, but it was a clear violation of the nonaggression principle.

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US entry into Mexico during their revolution

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I’m not sure which intervention you’re talking about. If you’re referring to the 1860’s, this was a Monroe Doctrine action to keep a European power from re-colonizing the New World. We have been against this since the War of 1812. Our forces were also invited. It’s arguable, but I would justify it.

If you’re referring to the early 20th century, this was necessary due to frequent raids by Mexican militias and bandits into U.S. territory that were killing American citizens. This was necessary to protect lives and property rights in border regions. Justified.

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7) Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Preventing an active genocide is typically a nice thing to do. However, the Bozniaks and Serbs posed no threat to Americans. This wasn’t really our problem. Unjustified, but probably a good thing for the rest of the world.

1. Barbary Wars: Justified. These were defensive actions against Barbary pirates who were seizing American ships, enslaving crews, and demanding tribute. The U.S. response protected vital trade routes and asserted independence from extortion, aligning with self-defense principles under international norms of the time.

2. Berlin Airlift: Justified. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin violated post-WWII agreements and threatened civilian starvation. The airlift was a peaceful, humanitarian operation to sustain the population and uphold Allied rights without escalating to war.

3. European Theater of WW2: Justified. U.S. entry followed Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and Germany’s declaration of war, but the broader context involved stopping Nazi aggression, occupation of Europe, and the Holocaust. It was a necessary alliance to defeat totalitarian expansion and genocide.

4. First Gulf War: Justified. Iraq’s unprovoked invasion and annexation of Kuwait violated international law. The U.S.-led coalition acted under UN Security Council authorization to restore sovereignty and deter aggression.

5. Mexican-American War: Not justified. This was largely an expansionist conflict driven by U.S. manifest destiny ambitions, with disputed border incidents used as a pretext to seize Mexican territory. It’s widely viewed as imperialistic and provocative.

6. US Entry into Mexico During Their Revolution (referring to the 1916-1917 Pancho Villa Expedition): Justified. It was a limited punitive response to Villa’s cross-border raid on Columbus, New Mexico, which killed U.S. civilians and soldiers. The incursion aimed to capture Villa without broader occupation.

7. Bosnia and Herzegovina (referring to U.S./NATO intervention in the 1990s Bosnian War): Justified. The operation halted ethnic cleansing, mass atrocities, and genocide in the Yugoslav breakup. It had UN backing and focused on humanitarian protection and peacekeeping.

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You mean the NATO led butcher of Yugoslavia?

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Yugoslavia was when Putin decided the West couldn’t be trusted

This is such a stupid question.

You should have specified from which side your perspective would be from each war, like Spanish American…Mexican perspective or American perspective. Your question would still be dumb, but less ignorant.

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1) Barbary wars

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Direct attack on US personnel

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5) Mexican American war

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They tricked us into coming to fight the Comanche for them, then tried to evict us when we did just that.

Texas won independence, joined the US. Mexico tried to reassert their claim, not recognizing the treaty of Velasco.

frick them

Defense of the homeland

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Great ROI, but America offered to buy California

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In hindsight, should have let them keep it

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What point are you trying to make?

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That the United States’ military perpetually serving as Israel’s Palace Guard is a sacred and holy rite. This is the primary tenant of the neocon faith.

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Yugoslavia was when Putin decided the West couldn’t be trusted

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Why? How did he know that our state dept played an active role in destabilizing former Yugoslavia? I mean most here still do not know that our state dept funded, trained and supplied a handful of groups, between 1991 and 1997, that are now considered "terror groups". Groups that were used to promote violence on behalf of the ethnic groups.

I find it funny. By all measures, ethnic tensions were very low in ex-Yugoslavia in 1990. Tensions between the nations are very low now (only place is "Serb Republic" a wannabe ethnicly Serb country inside Bosnia). Yet no one asks "how did it flash so quickly and violently?". Answer is, it only takes a handful.