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What operation's success gave victory-hungry Americans something to cheer about after the military debacles of the previous two decades?

O Operation Urgent Fury
O the grenada invasion
O the iranian-hostage crisis
O the rainbow coalition iran-contra affair

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Operation Urgent Fury, or the Grenada invasion, was the operation that gave Americans a sense of military success after previous setbacks. The correct answer is option 1. and 2.

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The operation that gave victory-hungry Americans something to cheer about after the military debacles of the previous two decades was Operation Urgent Fury, also known as the Grenada invasion. This 1983 U.S.-led invasion resulted in a quick victory and achieved its objectives of protecting U.S. citizens, preventing a potential civil war, and replacing a pro-Soviet regime with a pro-American one, with only eighteen U.S. troops lost in the conflict.

Despite international condemnation and a United Nations Security Council vote condemning the U.S. action, for many Americans, the success of this operation restored some confidence in their military after a period marked by complex and often unsuccessful military operations elsewhere.

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