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"The U.S. military provides security guarantees which liberate a large chunk of global demand, e.g. Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the EU, for consumption. And th
by peterpumkin 13y ago
"The U.S. military provides security guarantees which liberate a large chunk of global demand, e.g. Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the EU, for consumption. And the U.S. financial system lubricates the global flow of capital, goods, and services."
You don't actually believe that? The sole function of the US military is to protect US interests - no one else's! How would you feel if the Chinese navy parked itself in the Gulf of Mexico claiming to protect the free flow of global commerce? You would correctly proclaim that to be nonsense. Some goes for the US military. Don't believe the propaganda...
- jbooth 13y agoThat's true, however the US has a huge interest and 65 year track record supporting global free trade, which is a system that other countries can get on board with. Certain oil-producing nations aside, this isn't mercantilism, and if the EU and East Asia had a problem with our military presence then we'd probably hear more than token protests about it.
- nradov 13y agoForeign navies have visited the Gulf of Mexico many times and the US government hasn't complained.