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Posted on 12/28/2023 6:42:54 PM PST by Mariner
(STACKER) — The ever-expanding American military footprint covers nearly every continent. While the United States has long had a military presence in other nations, the scope significantly expanded following the passage of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which, in the wake of 9/11, permitted the support of foreign forces against various terrorist groups. The U.S. has since had 173,000 troops deployed in 159 countries as of 2020 and currently maintains at least 750 foreign military bases across 80 countries, according to the Conflict Management and Peace Science journal.
As the top military power in the world, according to the Global Firepower index, the U.S. has a vested interest in the national security of countries across the globe. In situations that do not warrant combative military intervention or would threaten relations with allies, the government may oversee or aid more minor disputes within countries, such as counterterrorism efforts. This type of involvement is known as a “shadow war,” a somewhat covert military operation conducted on behalf of a smaller power.
Stacker compiled a list of 15 “shadow wars” the U.S. is currently involved in and how those conflicts began, using various news, government, and investigative sources.
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Fifteen...
The Forever War has enslaved and impoverished Americans and it is time to end it.
someone would have to be insane to join today’s military.
Funded by the U.S. tax payer but answerable only to the Davos crowd.
They forgot China, Mexico, and jailing her own people.
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We should be avoiding all foreign entanglements
“The U.S. has since had 173,000 troops deployed in 159 countries as of 2020 and currently maintains at least 750 foreign military bases across 80 countries”
all of these are more important than our border.
We would go to the US Consulate in Lagos to watch foot ball games and eat a real hamburger with the troops there. They never did say what they were doing and we didn’t ask. Football and a burger were good enough.
54 of those “bases” are in Guam, 34 in Puerto Rico, 120 in Japan and so on, “bases” with as few as 2, 5, or even zero personnel around the world.
Yemen
Russia
Syria
Cameroon
Iraq
Egypt
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Somalia
Afghanistan
Have any of thee programs ever been evaluated for what the US has gained from any o them??? What oversight has Congress provided???
A mass formation psychosis has capture a bunch of weak minded individuals currently running our county. OBTW you are responsible for what your government does with or without you consent... if your Government gets us all killed it is on you. You had a choice to either stand up against it... or go along with it.
I’d expect some units are merely “listening stations”.
Agreed. No foreign aid, to no nation, no exceptions.
If only there were some historical examples America could look at to see if perpetual war and mass immigration to the home of the empire is a good policy.
thank you...
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