Talk:List of foreign military attacks on United States territory

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Discussion
Should we add the Weatherman (and maybe similar organizations) from the 70's (hitherto) to this article? --Taboo Tongue 18:46, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No. I think the first thing to do is define the inclusion criteria for this article. While this article currently lacks inclusion criteria, those articles that have been included, so far, are mostly about foreign [state?] actors, militarily attacking or invading U.S. territory, not domestic terrorists or criminals already on U.S. territory. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 09:03, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Inclusion criteria
This article currently lacks inclusion criteria. However, most of those articles that have been included, so far, are generally about foreign [state?] actors, militarily attacking or invading U.S. territory. Exceptions are the American Civil War, and the terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda. However, if one considered the involvement of military forces in these campaigns usually involves the declaration of war, either before, during or after the attack. This article should exclude domestic terrorists incidents or criminal activity that primarily involves a law enforcement response as the lead agency, even though there was military reinforcement or backup was provided by the military services. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 09:03, 6 February 2023 (UTC)


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Mainland
Pearl harbor isn't part of the 'mainland'. Neither are the Philippines. Do these belong in this article an does the title need to be changed? RJFJR (talk) 18:58, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

What about the George Floyd Riots
100 days of terror feels like it should be on the list.

Semi-protected edit request on 6 January 2022
{{edit semi-protected|List of attacks on U.S. territory|answered=no} Add a new item to the section: List of attacks on U.S. Territory

·2021 United States Capitol attack (Capitol Insurrection), January 6, 2021 (Perpetrators: Notable people - Jake Angeli, Joe Biggs, Derrick Evans, Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet, Simone GoldKlete Keller, Ethan Nordean, Rick Saccone, Jon Schaffer, John Earle Sullivan, ‎‎Organizations Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, Three Percenters)

Hyperlink to relevant Wikipedia article with sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_attack#cite_note-NYT-20211002-29 Lscuriel (talk) 21:43, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:47, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Support This was definitely an attack. Pipe bombs were planted. The U.S. capitol was breached. It is called an attack by many reliable sources. Making a similar edit will be doing our job as Wikipedians, and calling it what it is.
 * Oppose Without inclusion criteria, it is hard to know what to include. However, the attack on the U.S. capitol was a domestic attack on a specific building within the borders of the United States. Technically, it was a crime that was dealt with by law enforcement agencies. It was not an attack on U.S. territory by external forces, with the intent to either alienate territory, or wage war upon the country's territory, generally. It is inconsistent with most of the other article already on the list, which were primarily military actions by foreign military forces, rather than simply civil disorder or domestic terrorism. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 09:49, 6 February 2023 (UTC)