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The thing is, we spend that much and we're not even good imperialists. When was the last time we annexed any territory? Declared a lesser state a protectorate?
by zionic 7y ago
The thing is, we spend that much and we're not even good imperialists. When was the last time we annexed any territory? Declared a lesser state a protectorate? Or established a new colony? We spend trillions/year to be the world police so our "allies" don't have to while they mock us on twitter.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoWe outsource the dirty stuff. The important thing is that there is a market for our bullets and bombs.
- h0h0h0h0111 7y agoAnnexed? In 2020, there is no need to annex a country to get everything you want from them - on the contrary, it's an administrative nightmare to annex a country when you can stick your military bases there, export your goods there, and make their economy dependent on your country's and your money without it.
- poordaniel 7y agoThat's interesting, Crimea and Tibet would like a word with your stupid nonsense.
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- etrk 7y agoWe have over 800 military bases in ~70 countries around the world.
- caleb-allen 7y agoHow about shaping countries like Venezuela, Iran, Vietnam, Iraq, Syria, South Korea, Japan, etc etc etc, all in ways (intended to be) economically beneficial to the US? If you can stage a coup or rile up and train a militia to fight your proxy war, there is no need for an outdated notion of "imperialism". The US has the most powerful military the world has ever seen, and that power is not simply being tossed into the dumpster.