(ZT-01)
Indian Wars occurred in every Presidency up to the 20th Century. Many were the results of broken treaties.They will not be counted.
Franco-American Naval War(Quasi War): John Adams, Federalist(Ancestor Party of the Republicans); See XYZ affair for reason of war
First Barbary War: Thomas Jefferson, Democratic-Republican(Ancestor Party of the Democrats); Tripolitians ransomed American Sailors and tried to blackmail US. When the US refused the Pasha(equivalent to king) declared war.
Second Barbary War and War of 1812: James Madison, Democratic-Republican; Second Barbary War began the same way as the first only with the Bey of Algiers declaring war. While the War of 1812 can be argued as being a war about sailor's rights, the real motive was Canada.
Mexican-American War: James K. Polk, Democratic; The Republic of Texas had a claim to Land between the Rio Grand and San Antionio(which the US inherited), which was not valid. Polk sent troops to the territory to protect it and the Mexican government sent troops to drive it out.
American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln, Republican; First fought to preserve the Union(the right to secede is still debated to this day) later to end slavery.
Korea(1876); Ulysses S. Grant, Republican; Called Choson at the time, the country attacked and destroyed an American Navy Vessel. The war was fought with similar motives as Perry's visit with Japan.
Spanish-American War and Phillipine Insurrection: William McKinley, Republican; American Naval Ship Maine sent to monitor alleged mistreatment of the civilians of Cuba and protect American economic interests. The ship was destroyed and the press (the real instigators of the war)of the time placed the now doubtful blame on the Spanish. US fought the war to free Cuba. McKinley announced that giving the Filipinos Independence outright would be like simply handing them over the Germans or Japanese(because of the geographic position) and harm American economic Interests.
Haiti; Vera Cruz occupation, Pancho Villa, World War I: Woodrow Wilson, Democratic; Troops were sent in to stabilize Haiti, Vera Cruz was occupied to prevent ships from Germany delivering guns to the government. Pancho Villa made several attacks on Americans(because he was not recognized as President of Mexico) forcing Wilson to send troops to capture Villa. WWI involvement was the result of Germany violating Neutrality rights.
Nicaragua: Calvin Coolidge, Republican; Like Haiti the objective was stabilization.
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic; Asked for declaration of war after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Germany and Italy declared war two days later.
Korean war (1950-54): Harry S. Truman, Democrat; North Korea, in violation of a UN treaty, invaded South Korea. Troops were sent to contain communism.
Vietnam War: Lyndon B. Johnson, Democratic; involvement started after two American gunboats were attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin(the reports have now been proven falsified.).
Grenada: Ronald Reagan, Republican; When a Communist government took over the country, it persecuted the American college students studying there.
Panama, Persian Gulf War Operation Restoring Freedom: George HW Bush, Republican; Noriega, leader of Panama was charged with drug traffickingand through Noriega's power, Panama would declare war(Though retaining the Canal is alleged to be the real motive). Persian Gulf War was fought to Liberate Kuwait from Iraq and protect Saudi Arabia from an Invasion(also to protect oil interests). Troops were sent to Somalia to assist in the feeding the hungry after guerrillas shot up UN aid convoys.
Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq: Bill Clinton, Democratic Party; troops were sent to Bosnia to enforce peacekeeping. Yugoslavia was attacked over genocide upon the ethnic Albanians
in Kosovo. Air assaults were done upon Iraq after it failed to comply with UN weapons inspectors.
Afghanistan and Iraq: George W. Bush, Republican; Invasion of Afghanistan was the result of the Taliban ruled government's refusal to hand over Osama bin Laden. Iraq's invasion is still under debate.
Final Score: Democrats: 16
Republicans: 10
(ZT-02)
The ratio is 5 Democrats to 2 Republicans who started wars since World War I:
World War I: Woodrow Wilson, Democrat
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat
Korean war (1950-54): Harry S. Truman, Democrat
Vietnam War: Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat
Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq: Bill Clinton, Democrat
Persian Gulf War, George HW Bush, Republican.
Afghanistan and Iraq, George W. Bush, Republican
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希拉里克林顿两口子明显是好战的，这就不多说了，希婆在伊战前投赞成票。(也难怪克林顿一家现在跟好战份子布什一家走那么近乎)
现在来看川普是好战与否。
http://www.factcheck.org/2016/02/donald-trump-and-the-iraq-war/
尤其注意一下下面的 Trump Timeline，可以看出，作为商人，他本性是不好战的。(和气生财)
但是他又比较爱国，所以在2002-03年时得知伊拉克拥有大规模杀伤性武器(布什政府的谎言)时，表达了自己的关注，并且同意战争。但是战争刚开始，川普就意识到被欺骗了。03年3月，他说了“这个仗很depressing”，“是个big mess”，7月，他表示“美国政府砸在这场仗的钱超过用在美国自己身上的”，2003年9月11号，正式表达反伊战。在2004年2月最后确认伊拉克并没有大规模杀伤性武器之前，川普就因为生意人特有的敏锐，觉察到他被小布什骗了。但不管怎么说，川普坚持说他在03年就反伊战了，符合历史事实。
反观希拉里，甚至到了2007年2月，她都还不承认当年投赞成票是个错误的决定。可谓是死鸭子嘴硬，骨子里的好战份子。2007年，那个时候早就知道伊拉克拥有大规模杀伤性武器是谎言了。
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Clinton#Iraq_War
