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The global shipping lanes are kept open for US and US ally interests for which the US is compensated. Every country that has a US base on their soil pays the US
by pm90 7y ago
The global shipping lanes are kept open for US and US ally interests for which the US is compensated. Every country that has a US base on their soil pays the US military for being there (exceptions being war ravaged or active battle zones)
- remarkEon 7y agoWhat they pay does not offset the total costs of maintaining these facilities, and these allies still levy significant import duties on US goods that traverse these shipping lanes, so I don’t know what point you’re trying to make other than pendantry.