2007-03-26 08:24:57 · 5 answers · asked by Foxtrot 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There were a number of reasons:
1) Rescue American citizens trapped on the island
2) Stop massacres of the Grenadian people after a coup
3) Prevent Cuba from building an airfield that could interdict the Panama Canal
4) Because it was the right thing to do.
2007-03-26 10:16:27 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The invasion of Grenada in late 1983 can be seen as a small part of the rivalry between the U.S. and Cuba during the Reagan years. A bloody coup in Grenada, along with a perceived threat to American students on the island provided the U.S. with an excellent excuse to eliminate a Marxist regime allied to Fidel Castro's Cuba.
2007-03-26 08:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The granada military took over the country in a coup and trapped some americans studying medicine there.
We were freeing americans.
2007-03-26 08:32:18 · answer #3 · answered by infobrokernate 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Save American Med Students at the University.
2007-03-26 08:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by MG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rebellion as I remember it was a short stay.
2007-03-26 08:28:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋