Show Notes Episode 500(!): Who's Afraid of Grenada?Part 2 of Summer Series 2025This week Host Dave Bledsoe dressed up in his old Air Force dress uniform and staggered into a bar insisting he was there to “liberate” the Jameson. (His invasion was repulsed by an annoyed bouncer) On the show this week part two of Summer Series 2025 “You Can Have A Little War, As A Treat” continues with 1983’s Invasion of Grenada.Along the way we discover that Dave may have covered up a brutal murder in the late 1980’s. (Admittedly, the victim was a swan.) Then we dive right into the history of the tiny island nation of Grenada, from its discovery by Columbus, to colonization by the French and the British. From there we discuss how the long claws of Communism grabbed the peaceful island via the construction of an airport. (That was actually paid for by the United Kingdom.) Then we learn why Ronald Reagan sent thousands of US Troops to “rescue” some perfectly safe medical students. (Hint: It was politically expedient.)Our Sponsor this week is the Grenada Tourism Board, who invite you to try a little Pure Grenada! We open the show with news from 1983 and close with Berbice who loves his island.Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common SenseThe Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.socialThe Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQThe Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptrqOur Website: https://www.whatthehellpodcast.comPatreon:  https://www.patreon.com/WhatthehellpodcastThe Show Line: 347 687 9601Closing Music: https://youtu.be/goEb2ll6yYo?si=PcnTBG6jZH40Unj0Buy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shopCitations Needed:Address by Prime Minister Maurice Bishop of Grenada (10 October 1979)https://web.archive.org/web/20081006090208/http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/carriers-torch/3103-maurice-bishop-speech-34th-general-assembly-united-nations-new-york.htmlWikipedia: Maurice Bishophttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_BishopTouching Down in Granadahttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/26/us/briefing-058430.htmlWikipedia: United States invasion of Grenadahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_GrenadaGrenada Invasion: History and Significancehttps://www.thoughtco.com/grenada-invasion-4571025TRAPPED IN THE INVASION OF GRENADAhttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/30/nyregion/trapped-in-the-invasion-of-grenada.htmlSTUDENTS REFLECT ON GRENADA INVASIONhttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/06/nyregion/students-reflect-on-grenada-invasion.htmlNational archives: Reagan blindsided Thatcher over 1983 Grenada invasionhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/aug/01/margaret-thatcher-reagan-grenada-invasion-national-archivesGrenada Move Earns Reagan Broad Political Gains, Poll Showshttps://web.archive.org/web/20240709084950/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/11/09/grenada-move-earns-reagan-broad-political-gains-poll-shows/6c7b2ecd-5c9c-4aea-946c-408eef6b61a6/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices