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Proposed US military buildup on Guam angers locals who liken it to colonization
Source: The Guardian
Proposed US military buildup on Guam angers locals who liken it to colonization
Proposal to bring an additional 5,000 marines to territory already
28% occupied by US military stirs frustrations – but many support
the idea in a ‘fragile’ economy
Jon Letman in Hagåtña
Monday 1 August 2016 14.43 BST
Tourists pose for selfies on a white-sand beach, or splash in the aquamarine waters off Ritidian Point, the northernmost tip of Guam, the Pacific island territory “where America’s day begins”.
It’s an idyllic scene, but just out of sight, hidden behind high limestone cliffs, the US military is poised for war.
If tensions between the US and China or North Korea ever boiled over into a military confrontation, American forces here would likely be among the first to know: Guam is roughly the same distance from both the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula.
The island is a non-self-governing territory – or as some put it, a colony – whose strategic importance is underscored by the degree to which it is militarized.
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Proposal to bring an additional 5,000 marines to territory already
28% occupied by US military stirs frustrations – but many support
the idea in a ‘fragile’ economy
Jon Letman in Hagåtña
Monday 1 August 2016 14.43 BST
Tourists pose for selfies on a white-sand beach, or splash in the aquamarine waters off Ritidian Point, the northernmost tip of Guam, the Pacific island territory “where America’s day begins”.
It’s an idyllic scene, but just out of sight, hidden behind high limestone cliffs, the US military is poised for war.
If tensions between the US and China or North Korea ever boiled over into a military confrontation, American forces here would likely be among the first to know: Guam is roughly the same distance from both the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula.
The island is a non-self-governing territory – or as some put it, a colony – whose strategic importance is underscored by the degree to which it is militarized.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/01/guam-us-military-marines-deployment
