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In reply to the discussion: Ukraine: The Truth [View all]EX500rider
(12,601 posts)Neither of those are true.
the US, has over 700 military bases all over the world
"The Defense Department every year publishes a list of military facilities in the United States and around the world. As of Sept. 30, 2010, the DOD list shows a list of 611 military facilities around the world (not counting war zones), though only 20 are listed as large sites, which means a replacement value of more than $1.74 billion.
That's counting Marine guards and military attaches as part of U.S. military power around the globe.... only 11 countries actually house more than 1,000 U.S. military personnel, the United States has 20 major bases around the world, not counting the war in Afghanistan, with major concentrations of troops in 11 countries."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/ron-pauls-strange-claim-about-bases-and-troops-overseas/2012/02/08/gIQApZpqzQ_blog.html
and spends more on its war budget than the rest of the world combined.
