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Frank777 
Yes, it does. Definition No. 1: the act of invading.
What is being invaded here? A: A sovereign border.
This board has been the subject of much debate on why liberals can't get their message out to America while even reckless conservative ideas seem to dominate public discourse with impunity.
And this example shows precisely why.
Whether you approve or not, a hard-core U.S. conservative will look people to their face and say they would violate national sovereignty and invade a country if their country's interests are a stake.
A liberal, on the other hand, will engage in a deceptive, roundabout discussion on why only Republicans do invasions and the nice peaceable Democrats will just send 50 troops across a border in a limited way. As though that makes any difference.
Like Clinton under oath, it's important to go over the definition of basic words and redefine them for their own silly purposes.
While a surgical strike is different from an occupation, t
hey are both invasions of a country's national sovereignty.
In that respect, it makes little difference if it's Bush sending drones into Pakistan or Clinton firing cruise missiles at random African factories.
Foreign policy of the Clinton Administration
The words "invade" or "invasion" or "invading" or "invaded" appear
nowhere on that page.
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But lookie here under
Invasion;
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An invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering territory, altering the established government, or a combination thereof. An invasion can be the cause of a war, it can be used as a part of a larger strategy to end a war, or it can constitute an entire war in itself.
The term usually denotes a strategic endeavor of substantial magnitude; because the goals of an invasion are usually large-scale and long-term, a sizeable force is needed to hold territory, and protect the interests of the invading entity. Smaller-scale, tactical cross-border actions, such as skirmishes, sorties, raids, infiltrations or guerrilla warfare, are not generally considered invasions. Because an invasion is, by definition, an attack from outside forces, rebellions, civil wars, coups d'état, and internal acts of democide or other acts of oppression, are not considered invasions.
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List of invasions
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2008 invasion of Ecuador by Colombian military
2008 invasion of northern Iraq by Turkey
2006 invasion of Somalia by Ethiopia
2006 invasion of Lebanon by Israel
2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States
2001 invasion of Afghanistan by United States
1999 invasion of Dagestan, Russia by Chechen fighters.
1999 invasion of India by the Pakistan Army, the paramilitary Northern Light Infantry, and other irregulars
1998 invasion of Ethiopia by Eritrea
1994 invasion of Haiti by a multinational force (MNF) led by the United States
1993 invasion of Spratly Islands by Vietnam
1991 invasion of Kuwait by a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States
1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
1989 invasion of Liberia launched from Côte d'Ivoire by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia
1989 invasion of Panama by the United States
1988 invasion of Spratly Islands by Vietnam
1983 invasion of Grenada by the United States and allied Caribbean nations
1982 invasion of Lebanon by Israel
1982 invasion of Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom
1982 invasion of Falkland Islands initially by Argentine civilians, followed by official Argentina forces
1980 invasion of Iran by Iraq
1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union
1979–1988 invasions of Thailand by Vietnam
1979 invasion of Northern Vietnam by China
1979 invasion of Uganda by Tanzania and Ugandan exiles
1978 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam, with Soviet support
1978 invasion of Tanzania by Uganda
1978 invasion of Lebanon by Israel
1977 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
1977 invasion of Ethiopia by Somalia and Western Somali Liberation Front irregulars
1976 invasion of Paracel Islands by Vietnam
1975 invasion of East Timor by Indonesia
1975 invasion of Spanish Sahara by Morocco
1975 invasion of Poulo Wai Island by Vietnam
1975 invasion of South Vietnam by North Vietnam
1974 invasion of Cyprus by Turkey
1974 invasion of Paracel Islands by South Vietnam
1973 Invasion of Egypt by Israel
1972 invasion of South Vietnam by North Vietnam
1971 invasion of East Pakistan by India
1971 invasion of Laos by South Vietnam
1970 invasion of Cambodia by the United States and South Vietnam
1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact led by the Soviet Union
1968 invasion of South Vietnam by North Vietnam
1967 invasions of Biafra by Nigeria
1967 invasions of Nigeria by Biafra
1967 invasion of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan by Israel
1965 invasion of Pakistan by India
1965 invasion of India by Pakistan Army and irregulars
1965 invasion of Dominican Republic by United States and OAS
1964 invasion of the Turkish Cypriot Enclave Kokkina by Cyprus and Greece
1962 invasions of South Vietnam by the United States
1961 invasion of Netherlands New Guinea by Indonesia
1961 invasion of Goa by India
1961 invasion of Cuba by Cuban allies of the United States, particularly its CIA
1958 invasion of Laos by North Vietnam
1956 invasion of Hungary by the Soviet Union
1956 invasion of Egypt by France, United Kingdom and Israel
1951 invasion of North Korea by United Nations and South Korea
1951 invasion of South Korea by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and North Korea
1950 invasion of North Korea by United Nations and South Korea
1950 invasion of South Korea by North Korea with Soviet support
1950-1951 invasion of Tibet by China
1948 invasion of Lebanon and Egypt by Israeli forces
1948 invasion of Israel by Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, Egyptian, Transjordanian and other forces
1947 invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan irregulars
1946 invasion of Northern Vietnam by France
1945 invasion of Southern Vietnam by France, with British and Indian support and captured Japanese fascist forces.
1945 invasion of Japanese-controlled Hong Kong by Britain
1945 invasion of Japan by the Allies
1945 invasion of Japanese-occupied Vietnam by the Allies, and disarmed the Japanese army
1945 invasion of Nagasaki, Japan by the United States (second invasion)
1945 invasion of Japanese-controlled Northeast China and Korea by the Soviet Union
1945 invasion of Hiroshima, Japan by the United States (first invasion)
1945 invasion of Japanese Burma by Allied forces
1945 invasion of Okinawa, Japan by the United States
1945 invasion of Poland, Austria and Eastern Germany by the Soviet Union
1945 invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan by Allied forces
1944 invasion of Western Germany by Allied forces
1944 invasion of Bulgaria, Yugoslavia by the Soviet Union
1944 invasion of Belgium, the southern Netherlands, Luxembourg, Greece, the Philippines, Albania by Allied forces
1944 invasion of Guam by the United States
1944 invasion of Southern France by the United States, Britain and Free France
1944 invasion of East Asia by Japan
1944 invasion of Normandy, France by the United States, Britain and Canada
1944 invasion of Hungary by Germany
1944 invasion of Marshall Islands by the United States
1943 invasion of Gilberts & Marshall Islands by Japan
1943 invasion of Italy by the United States, Britain and Canada
1943 invasion of Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands by Japan
1943 invasion of Italy (Sicily) by Britain, the United States and Canada
1942 invasion of Vichy French North Africa by the United States, Britain and Free French Forces
1942 invasion of Solomon Islands by the United States, Australia and New Zealand
1942 invasion of Alaska by Japan
1942 invasion of Midway Island by Japan
1942 invasion of Vichy France by Germany
1942 invasion of Madagascar by Vichy France and Japan
1942 invasion of Coral Sea by Japan
1942 invasion of Indonesia by Japan
1942 invasion of Tokyo, Japan by the United States
1942 invasion of Colombo and Trincomalee by Japan
1942 invasion of New Caledonia, Fiji and Australia by Japan
1942 invasion of New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea and Singapore by Japan
1942 invasion of Solomon Islands by Japan
1941 invasion of Netherlands East Indies, Guam and Borneo by Japan
1941 invasion of Wake Island, Hong Kong and Philippines by Japan
1941 invasion of Malaya and Thailand by Japan
1941 invasion of the United States by Japan initiating World War II in the Pacific (Pacific War)
1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany and many other Axis forces (Romania, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia)
1941 invasion of Vichy Indochina by Thailand
1941 invasion of Iran by the Soviet Union
1941 invasion of Vichy French Syria and Lebanon by Australian and Free French forces
1941 invasion of Iraq and Syria by Germany and Italy
1941 invasion of Southern French Indochina by Japan
1941 invasion of Greenland and Iceland by the United States
1941 invasion of Yugoslavia by Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
1941 invasion of North Africa by Germany
1941 invasion of Southern Vietnam by Japan
1941 invasion of Portuguese Timor by Australian and Dutch forces
1940 invasion of Albania by Greece
1940 invasion of Egypt, Greece by Italy, Germany and Bulgaria
1940 invasion of Sudan, Kenya, British Somaliland by Italy
1940 invasion of Vietnam by Japan, destroying the French colony
1940 invasion of Iceland by Britain
1940 invasion of Southern France by Italy
1940 invasion of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Channel Islands and Romania by Germany
1939 invasion of Finland by the Soviet Union
1939 invasion of French and Vietnamese-held Spratly Islands by Japan
1939 invasion of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia by the Soviet Union
1939 invasion of French and Vietnamese-held Paracel Islands by Japan
1939 invasion of Poland by Germany, Slovakia and the Soviet Union initiating World War II in Europe
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So from those POV's it appears that to invade or cause an invasion needs either massive "boots on their ground" or truly massive air strikes (WMD's or thousands of bombs) by one sovereign nation against another sovereign nation/territory.
D'oh!
By your definition, Mexicans crossing our border are "invading" the USA!
