The United States invaded Grenada in 1983.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple reliable sources (AP, Politico, UN Assembly for Peace, PolitiFact's account of the invasion) confirm the United States invaded Grenada on 25 October 1983 under Reagan, and no source contradicts this. The extracted claim matches the passage's own wording ('they invaded Grenada in '83'), with the U.S. as the subject resolved from context.
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… He has every right to to try to enforce that he has friendly or at least neutral states on their border. And, of course, the U.S. Is absolutely no different in that respect. Again, another form of projection. I mean, they invaded Grenada in '83, you know; it just didn't matter. Panama a few years later, uhm, making sure that every neighbor, even close neighbor, is directly under U.S. Control i'm sorry, indirectly under U.S. Control which is why the Venezuelan issue was so, so severe at the time. …
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Supports. AP's photo caption states that in 1983 U.S. forces invaded the Caribbean island of Grenada after accusing the government of allying with Communist Cuba.[1]
Supports. The UN University Assembly for Peace case summary states the US, supported by Caribbean nations, invaded Grenada on 25 October 1983 and ousted the military regime.[3]
Supports. Politico's account describes President Reagan ordering U.S. forces to invade Grenada on Oct. 25, 1983 (Operation Urgent Fury).[4]
Supports. PolitiFact describes the invasion of Grenada as taking place in late October 1983, with about 5,000 troops subdueing Grenadian and Cuban forces.[2]
Context. The 1983 British Hansard record of Commons debate refers to the US military intervention in Grenada as it happened, though it characterizes the action critically.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Before Venezuela, US had long involvement in Latin Americaapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Romney said Reagan sent troops into conflict only oncepolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Grenada (1983) - Assembly for Peace - United Nations Universityassemblyforpeace.unu.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4United States invades Grenada, Oct. 25, 1983politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Grenada (Invasion) (Hansard, 26 October 1983)api.parliament.uk · not rated · cited for: context
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