Japan, Philippines, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Iceland, Cuba, Kuwait, Panama, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegowina, Guam, Bahamas, Germany, Australia, Denmark, UK, Hungary, Korea, Norway, Honduras, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Taiwan, Skopje, Marshall Islands, Turkey, Bahrain.....
2007-09-10 16:41:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
"...People in US cities would be outraged if another country garrisoned its troops close by with all the resulting fallout: unacceptable noise, pollution, environmental destruction, appropriation of valued public real estate along with drunken soldiers on the loose violating laws, causing damage and raping local women. Not the kinds of neighbors we choose, especially when they're mostly unaccountable for their actions..."
There are a total of 737 US military bases around the world.
"Once upon a time, you could trace the spread of imperialism by counting up colonies. America’s version of the colony is the military base; and by following the changing politics of global basing, one can learn much about our ever more all-encompassing imperial “footprint” and the militarism that grows with it."
2007-09-10 17:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by poolboyg88 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interesting Poll from our guys and gals serving… I’m glad to know our men and women in uniform know what’s right. In case you missed this week’s issue of the Army Times here are the results of the Army Times’ poll of Military personnel re: the election (in percent): McCain Obama Overall 68 23 Army 68 23 Navy 69 24 Air Force 67 24 Marines 75 18 Retirees 72 20 White Non-Hispanic 76 17 Hispanic 63 27 Black/African-American 12 79 Enlisted 67 24 Officers 70 22
2016-04-04 01:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have a military base in Iceland anymore.
And to answer your question... imperialism. Wanting to be a superpower with its finger in all world affairs. You gain from being in all those places, you can influence a lot of things and whatever country you choose to go to war with, you'll have plenty of bases in nearby countries to make it easier for you.
2007-09-11 00:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they let us. It's easier to deploy and resupply troops around the world if we have permanent bases. Also with us there, we provide some security for their country if they need it. Think about it, would you attack a country if you knew the world's superpower had their back?
2007-09-10 16:51:10 · answer #4 · answered by Justin Miller 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
speaking of the UK ones, they pretty much all have different functions and more than a few of them are joint facilities, ie that a large amount of UN troops work together within the same base / area.
as for Cuba I thought you only had the one place.............
regards
2007-09-10 16:49:27 · answer #5 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um some of those countries we dont have bases in anymore.......you may want to update your list.
2007-09-11 03:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by CRmac 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
imperialism
2007-09-10 16:49:40 · answer #7 · answered by dantrc724 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋