837 military bases spread over 135 countries. World Police!The US is clearly the most aggressive empire builder in history. Excluding bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has 837 military bases in 135 countries. The number of foreign basis on US soil is zero. As part of the global War on Terror, the US also has current military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Columbia, the Philippines and the horn of Africa.
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Just like Jesus would have wanted!
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You know if they closed some of those bases they might have money to give to NASA for things like space exploration.Winnow wrote:837 military bases spread over 135 countries. World Police!The US is clearly the most aggressive empire builder in history. Excluding bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US has 837 military bases in 135 countries. The number of foreign basis on US soil is zero. As part of the global War on Terror, the US also has current military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Columbia, the Philippines and the horn of Africa.
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Or we could start taxing those countries for our protection!Aslanna wrote: You know if they closed some of those bases they might have money to give to NASA for things like space exploration.
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Snicker. They're being very generous with the term "base".Winnow wrote:837 military bases spread over 135 countries.
The "base" near Bali was a pier in the jungle at the end of a long fuel pipeline. Plus NZ ran a nice pub there, that was about the extent of it.
The opposite is what happens.Winnow wrote:Or we could start taxing those countries for our protection!
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One American soldier is worth roughly 100 other soldiers. (1,000 in African countries)Aabidano wrote: The "base" near Bali was a pier in the jungle at the end of a long fuel pipeline. Plus NZ ran a nice pub there, that was about the extent of it.
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What happens when they fire them, replacing with contractors at 4x the cost?Winnow wrote:One American soldier is worth roughly 100 other soldiers. (1,000 in African countries)
"Life is what happens while you're making plans for later."
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Aabidano wrote: What happens when they fire them, replacing with contractors at 4x the cost?
hold...calculating...