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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts) Sat Dec 14, 2013, 12:39 PM Dec 2013

America's Global Military Footprint, Seen From Above (military bases with a world map of locations)

America's Global Military Footprint, Seen From Above
http://empire.is/

Enlarge each picture to get more detail and the location of the base.

Good grief!

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America's Global Military Footprint, Seen From Above (military bases with a world map of locations) (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 OP

I feel safer now Vox Moi Dec 2013 #1

So many stories in all these bases. But only 24 hours in a cable news day. johnnyreb Dec 2013 #2

Meanwhile, children are going hungry in the "Homeland". bvar22 Dec 2013 #3

I like this example of where my tax $$$ are going dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #4

It was our assigned role in a post-WW2, Cold War world by treaty. Most want to give it up... freshwest Dec 2013 #5

Squandered resources(NT) The Wizard Dec 2013 #6

Something is missing MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #7

Im agast! NuclearDem Dec 2013 #8

There is no justification for a military half this size. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #9

Making 'murika ready for global hegemony and empire-building. Not money in the budget for food indepat Dec 2013 #10

So, can we still.... adavid Dec 2013 #11

^ great site solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #12

Vox Moi

(546 posts)

1. I feel safer now

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 12:47 PM

Dec 2013

johnnyreb

(915 posts)

2. So many stories in all these bases. But only 24 hours in a cable news day.

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:08 PM

Dec 2013

What's the latest number-- 700 bases? 1000?

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

3. Meanwhile, children are going hungry in the "Homeland".

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:13 PM

Dec 2013

Symptom of an Empire in Decline.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

4. I like this example of where my tax $$$ are going

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 01:22 PM

Dec 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. It was our assigned role in a post-WW2, Cold War world by treaty. Most want to give it up...

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 02:06 PM

Dec 2013

The Wizard

(12,551 posts)

6. Squandered resources(NT)

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 03:24 PM

Dec 2013

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)

7. Something is missing

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 03:34 PM

Dec 2013

like all those shared bases, NATO and other alignments that we have either command and control or "other" resources at. This ain't half the true military presence/influence.