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Quartz: Mapped: Where in the world the US still has a military presence
In a speech delivered last night (Aug. 21) in Fort Meyer, Virginia, Donald Trump confirmed what was expected: he is walking back opposition to military involvement in Afghanistan, and instead sending more troops to a war that’s already cost the US some $800 billion and over 2,400 troops’ lives. After Obama failed to make good on his promise to withdraw from Afghanistan, Trump seems set to follow the same path.
This essentially confirms something the rest of the world has been suspecting for decades: Once it gets involved in a conflict, the US seems just incapable of leaving. According to the Department of Defense, the US still controls or operates 179 bases in Germany, hundreds more all over Europe, and 109 in Japan.
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WNU editor: A few surprises .... Vietnam, Mozambique, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, etc..
1 comment:
Yeah, Brazil and Argentina jumped out at me!
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