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Located: The U.S. has military bases around the world, as depicted in this graphic. Daily Mail
Located: The U.S. has military bases around the world, as depicted in this graphic. Daily Mail
Rachelle Marshall, Foreign Policy In Focus: Ashton Carter’s Plan to Expand U.S. Military Presence Across the Globe Even Further
As if the current 662 U.S.military bases around the world from which air strikes can be launched aren’t enough.
How many Americans are aware that the U.S. is currently engaged in five wars — in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen, and that our forces are involved in lesser conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia? The answer is, probably very few. These wars are largely out of the news, and since there are seldom any American casualties, they are virtually invisible.
Combat operations primarily involve drones operated from thousands of miles away, and bombs dropped from thousands of feet in the air. According to the Pentagon, there are currently 662 U.S.military bases around the world from which air strikes can be launched using a variety of aircraft. Also stationed on these bases are Special Operations forces that carry out hit-and-run raids and sinations in various parts of the world.
WNU Editor: And are we safer with such a presence?
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