• TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    If by “protect” you mean extract resources and concession from a huge portion of the world and redistribution from US tax payers to Military contractors.

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      1 year ago

      No. I mean use them as forward operating bases. We subsidize the defense of a huge portion of the world, particularly NATO members, because they’re strategically important.