Why 90% of foreign military bases are American

Originally published: Al Jazeera on January 12, 2022 by Al Jazeera (more by Al Jazeera) (Posted May 17, 2023)

You can’t talk about how many bases the United States has without talking about what those bases actually represent — U.S. imperialism. With about 750 bases overseas, in 80 countries and colonies, the U.S. has more foreign military bases than any empire, people or country in world history.

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