No one has us beat when it comes to the expanse of ones sphere of influence and sense of entitlement: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/monroe-doctrine
We see, in various ways (because a sphere of influence can be political, economic or militarily), the entire Central and South America, Pacific Rim, NATO alliance, parts of North Africa, most of the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, now Iraq and Syria which we invaded and occupy), as our “sphere of influence.”
This is us: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/vwc2uv/us_military_bases_around_the_world/#lightbox
Since 1991:
—We have troops in more nations than any other country. Here’s a nice visual of where our bases are: https://worldbeyondwar.org/no-bases/
—We have more troops outside our border than any other country.
—We occupy (flat out occupation) more countries than any other nation.
—We have invaded more countries, than any other nation.
—We have attacked more countries than any other nation.
—We export more arms, than any other nation.
—We provide more military assistance to others than any other nation.
—We spend more on defense, than any other nation.
—We have more people employed in the war industrial base than any other nation.
—We have sponsored more coups, than any other nation.
—We have one of the largest military’s in terms of manpower, larger than Russia (even with their partial mobilization for war).
—We use more mercenaries around the world and spend more money on these than any other nation.
—We have dropped more tonnage in terms of bombs than any other nation.
Since 1775: https://vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/war_conflicts-1.jpg
And then we talk about “peace.” Because we’re so peace loving!
We are the ones expanding NATO Eastward.
We are the ones that overthrew a government in Ukraine (Maiden) and put ourselves in charge.
And then you want to talk about how Russia has no right to a “spheres of influence?”
Are you being funny?
We thought you were.
