The United States has close to 1,000 military bases around the world. The recent presence in Libya brings The United States one base closer to that mark. The latest count released by the Pentagon is 865. The United States still has a large concentration of bases and troops in Germany, Japan, and South Korea. The problem with the United States getting involved with a foreign country, like Libya, is America never actually leaves. Financially and militarily America continues to stretch themselves thin by having an unnecessary military presence in many countries. It’s been almost half a century since World War Two yet the military has still have not left Germany or Japan. These bases are left there because they claim to be critical to our national security. Also, many of the bases are located in countries that are democratic states and no longer pose a threat to the national security. The United States continues to occupy many other nations militarily because private institutions profit and so do the politicians who are in their pocket. I believe that It is not in our nation’s national security interest to have military bases around the world. It would make more sense in the interest of taxpayer money and national security if the government placed troops and bases abroad along the southern border.
The United states will only bankrupt itself by continuing the spread of military bases abroad. Military bases in foreign territory is much more costly then domestic ones. I have read enough research on this topic that supports the claim that it is not in our nations best interest to have a military presence around the world. I have listed a few links below that support my argument.
“Bring War Dollars Home by Closing Down Bases.”
www.fpif.org
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=19025
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmarshallP.htm
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