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England attacked Argentina in the disputed land of the Faulkland Islands . Both had elected governments.
I wanted to say Germany at first but Germany was a Socialist dictatorship albeit Hitler may have been elected at one point.

2006-09-22 09:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by atomictulip 5 · 0 1

U.S.A. attacked Upper Canada and Lower Canada in 1812-1815The U.s.a. attacked various Spanish possessions in 1899. Cuba, Philipines, and they also deposed the Queen of Hawaii around 1898.
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England attacked Argentina after Argentina took South Georgia Island and then invaded the Falkland Islands (called the Malvinas in argentina). None of the Anglo Falkland Islanders wanted Argentinian rule.
Iraq was a Bhattist dictatorship after a coup d'etat in 1973. Sadam Hussain grabbed power in the Bhattist party in 1979. No democracy in IraqIsrael inveded South Lebanon after Hizbullah invede3d Israel killed 3 soldiers and kidnapped two and took them to Lebanon. the Lebanese government did not have a presence in South Lebanon. Hizbullah built fortifications and bunkers and rocket emplacements for the 6 years after israel unilaterally withdrew in 2000.
Sparta and Hitler's National Socialist government in post Weimar Germany were not democracy's.

2006-09-22 09:24:08 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0 0

The democratic peace theory suggests that democracies tend not to attack one another. This article cites several counter-examples, such as the Spanish-American war.

2006-09-22 09:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by phantasm81986 3 · 0 0

Democracy doesn't stop nationalism even disguised as patriotism. Nor does it stop vested interests from having their way. As Bob Dylan once pointed out 'Money doesn't talk, it swears'.

2006-09-22 09:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by Les 3 · 0 0

Hello, Civil War.

2006-09-22 09:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by kman1830 5 · 0 0

Sure. Hitler was elected to Chancellorship in Germany and he attacked tons of people.

2006-09-22 09:18:16 · answer #6 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0 0

Yes! Iraq was a decmocracy and it was attacked by the US.

2006-09-22 09:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It happened here in 1860.

2006-09-22 09:18:36 · answer #8 · answered by toff 6 · 0 0

Israel just attacked Lebanon (most recent)

2006-09-22 09:23:52 · answer #9 · answered by londonhawk 4 · 0 0

sure in the days of athens & sparta they did it all the time.

2006-09-22 09:17:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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