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The reason wars between countries are so rare is that the U.S. has military bases in 132 countries. Countries with U.S. military bases do not fight each other.
by bokonist 17y ago
The reason wars between countries are so rare is that the U.S. has military bases in 132 countries. Countries with U.S. military bases do not fight each other. If you dream of world peace, you should be supporting the American Defense Department and Pax Americana.
- ciupicri 17y agoWhile I agree with the fact that there are many US military bases around the world and they contribute to the equilibrium, your statement sounds a bit like slaves won't fight between them because they serve only one master.
- rms 17y agoCecil Rhodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes) had the same idea about Pax Britannica. The problem is that a lot of countries don't like having foreign invaders based on their soil.
- nl 17y agoCounter examples of conflicts between US allies: 1) Falkland's war between Argentina and Great Britain in 1982. 2) Greco-Turkish war in Cypress. 3) Indian-Pakistani wars (although this example is stretching it, as US influence in India is quite low) 4) The First and Second Cod War 5) The Turbot War