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Where are the extra bases?
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Both Clinton and Sanders have fairly horrific foreign policies right? Nothing gonna change there? More US army bases worldwide, more drone bombs killing civilians, more puppet governments, all that. That's not even up for debate?
Genuine questions btw, I know about Clinton's record of foreign intervention (short version: she's a monster) but less clear on Sanders.
Where are the extra bases?
Sounds a lot like none!
Australia has a permanent deployment of marines, the Philippines have offered to host more US bases and I believe the navy has a new facility in the Horn of Africa.
Not a lot in isolation but on top of their presence elsewhere its quite substantial.
I believe there are many in Africa, of varying levels of officialdom. Frankly one is too many.Where are the extra bases?
From those links, it seems to be mostly consolidation and pivoting (if that's the right word) for a fight against ISIS and the like rather than that all-out invasion lark that was so in vogue during the Bush years.Actually, scrap the Horn of Africa, they just built a facility for drone operations on top of their current base
Over the past dozen years, the Pentagon has turned what was once a decrepit French Foreign Legion base in Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa, into a sprawling headquarters housing 2,000 American troops for military operations in East Africa and Yemen.
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From those links, it seems to be mostly consolidation and pivoting (if that's the right word) for a fight against ISIS and the like rather than that all-out invasion lark that was so in vogue during the Bush years.
I haven't heard much of what Bernie has been saying on foreign policy. I should pay more attention. Particularly to engage in internet discussion.
He can't come out against fighting ISIS, surely? But who knows?
I think we can agree that when anyone sends troops and weaponry abroad to fight, there's more than altruism at play.Eh yeah, well forgive me for not buying the spin that they're just fighting the bad guys.
Ultimately I care about it because US foreign policy was massive global effects in a way that, say, Irish foreign policy (LOL) doesn't.
The Problem With BernieBoth Clinton and Sanders have fairly horrific foreign policies right? Nothing gonna change there? More US army bases worldwide, more drone bombs killing civilians, more puppet governments, all that. That's not even up for debate?
Genuine questions btw, I know about Clinton's record of foreign intervention (short version: she's a monster) but less clear on Sanders.
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