Was President Jimmy Carter the only US president to not wage war?

[mysteryowl]

Jimmy Carter
1924-2024
Former President of the United States, Nobel Peace Laureate and veteran peace negotiator; dedicated to advancing peace, democracy and health worldwide.


Thank you Pres. Carter

[JBTaurus83]

1. Biden

Did not start any wars. He got us out of Afghanistan, and he sent arms to Ukraine and Israel.

[mysteryowl]

2. Did he engage in drone warfar? Obama did.

[betsuni]

12. For counter-terrorism. All presidents do now.

[JBTaurus83]

15. Yes

I may not have worded my post the best. I just meant the only thing Biden had really done is provide anti-terrorism support.

[EdmondDantes_]

6. He also authorized military strikes in other countries

He sent strikes against Iran, Iranian backed forces in Syria, and Yemen for example. But relatively he was restrained in his use of the military.

[ColoringFool]

3. World War Two Excepted, Yes, Possibly.

[tirebiter]

4. War was ongoing when Obama assumed office.

[C Moon]

11. Man. I remember all too well when he took over, just as the Bush/Cheney economy tanked.

He worked so hard to get us back on our feet. I recall newspapers talking about how big box stores would be slowly shutting down one by one—a CVS near us shut down at that time. Seeing a large building and parking lot empty was freaky. Dark times. But he pulled us through.

It's no coincidence that the Democratic party is always cleaning up after gop "parades." The same will happen in 2028. And it's going to be a huge clean up mess.

[MichMan]

5. Herbert Hoover I believe

[mysteryowl]

7. I forgot I had this link and have not researched it yet to answer my own question.

Every Country the United States Has Invaded, Bombed, or Staged a Coup In

https://www.davemanuel.com/us-military-interventions-invasions-coups-complete-list.php

[progressoid]

9. That's quite a resource!

I'm bookmarking that.

[mysteryowl]

10. Indeed! It is good find.

Did you see all the covert CIA actions? They have been at it for many years!

The US is in the Philippines and Cameroon.

[RockRaven]

8. What is the definition of war?

On one extreme, the US hasn't formally, legally declared war since June 1942 (Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania), and there have been many presidents since then.

On the other, Carter did engage in Operation Eagle Claw (failed attempt to use the military to rescue the Iranian hostages) so deployment of US forces into hostile foreign countries was non-zero.

[Raine]

13. Ford(?) 🤔 nt

[tirebiter]

14. Lt James Earl Carter was in the navy until he resigned in 1953

He served on submarines under Hyman Rickover. Later he designed the flotillas that are entering the war zone now. They maximize the use of naval and AirPower to minimize the need for naval bases. He was a warrior chief.