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RiverLover

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5. This article from 2013 lists it as 4000 in the US

Reply to Demeter (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 08:07 AM

Nov 2015

Picking Up a $170 Billion Tab

How U.S. Taxpayers Are Paying the Pentagon to Occupy the Planet

.......They’re among the more than 1,000 bases the United States uses to ring the globe (with about 4,000 more in the 50 states and Washington, D.C.). This complex of military installations, unprecedented in history, has been a major, if little noticed, aspect of U.S. power since World War II.........

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-vine/military-spending_b_2277273.html

This must include all military facilities of all kinds, not just military bases.

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The Hidden Villain of Global Warming—The Pentagon [View all] RiverLover Nov 2015 OP

Playing a little fast and loose with the numbers there, aren't we? Demeter Nov 2015 #1

Maybe not. "Sites" maybe the term, not bases. Wilms Nov 2015 #3

This article from 2013 lists it as 4000 in the US RiverLover Nov 2015 #5

I remember reading that article monicaangela Nov 2015 #9

Beautifully stated. I couldn't agree more. RiverLover Nov 2015 #11

Thank you for posting this. I sure would like to hear our candidates address this. n/t femmedem Nov 2015 #2

I would like to hear it addressed as well. Bernie brought up how terrorism is linked to climate RiverLover Nov 2015 #6

Our military machine is "securing" less oil than it consumes. Martin Eden Nov 2015 #4

Excellent article, especially the bold emphasis added sections. monicaangela Nov 2015 #7

"global reach that appears to be causing war and destruction rather than preventing it." RiverLover Nov 2015 #12

The transfer of wealth requires a vehicle FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #8

Spot on FlatBaroque monicaangela Nov 2015 #10

Wow. RiverLover Nov 2015 #13

True story... zomgitsjesus Nov 2015 #14

Jeezus. That's just so so messed up. RiverLover Nov 2015 #15

I believe you zomgitsjesus monicaangela Nov 2015 #16