In 1971, the Soviet Union deployed a naval fleet to the Indian Ocean during the Indo-Pakistani War to counter United States naval movements

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The Soviet Union assisted India in establishing domestic manufacturing facilities for MiG-21 fighter aircraft during the 1970s

President George W. Bush authorized the 2007 troop surge in Iraq despite public opposition from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

The 2006 bipartisan Iraq Study Group commission co-chaired by Lee Hamilton assessed United States military failures in the Iraq War

Donald Trump initiated military action against Iran without obtaining congressional authorization

Both the United States and the Soviet Union maintained dedicated, well-resourced state bioweapons programs during the 20th century

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a military strike targeting an Iranian regime meeting

In June 2025, Israel engaged in a 12-day war with Iran that concluded with United States bombing strikes

The sinking of the South Korean naval vessel ROKS Cheonan in 2010 resulted in the deaths of 46 South Korean sailors

Reunified Germany opened its communist-era Stasi archives to the public during the 1990s

Cedric King was 34 years old when both of his legs were amputated following a 2012 blast in Afghanistan

A 2012 improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan ruptured both of Cedric King's eardrums and punctured his lung cavity

Cedric King spent eight days in a medically induced coma following a 2012 blast in Afghanistan, during which both of his legs were amputated

Cedric King was conducting reconnaissance on a Taliban building containing bomb-making materials when an improvised explosive device detonated

In the summer of 2012, Cedric King served as a sergeant first class in the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army in Afghanistan

Cedric King was evacuated from a 2012 blast site in Afghanistan by helicopter alongside an interpreter and a fellow soldier

Cedric King was carrying two fragmentation grenades whose safety pins remained intact during the blast that severed his legs

Cedric King was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for his service and injuries in Afghanistan

Cedric King was medically transported from Kandahar to Bagram, then to Landstuhl, Germany, and finally to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland

Ukrainian military drone and missile strikes damaged oil refineries located throughout Russia

In the 2026 midterm exit polls, 63 percent of voters stated that the United States military conflict with Iran was the wrong decision