▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Bomb ing ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁inv aded ▁the ▁social ist ▁island ▁nation ▁of ▁Gren ada , ▁and ▁replaced ▁the ▁social ist ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁government ▁under ▁Governor - General ▁Paul ▁S co on ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁Nicholas ▁Br ath wa ite , ▁the ▁country ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁invasion ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁population . ▁However , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁left ▁wing ▁milit ant ▁group , ▁the ▁Res istance ▁Cons pi racy , ▁were ▁pert urbed . ▁The ▁invasion ▁of ▁Gren ada , ▁couple d ▁with ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Mar ines ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁Be ir ut , ▁Leb anon , ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁left - wing ▁milit ants ▁to ▁take ▁action . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁felt ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁led ▁by ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan , ▁had ▁no ▁business ▁med d ling ▁in ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁nations ▁or ▁small ▁social ist ▁island ▁states . ▁Thus ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁bring ▁aw aren ess ▁to ▁their ▁ide als ▁by ▁bomb ing ▁the ▁US ▁Senate ▁on ▁November ▁