USA led by Trump, the world biggest "policeman" also the world's biggest Gangster?

junhyungkim (45)in #worldwar • 6 years ago (edited)

Today more than 300,000 Americans are deployed or forward stationed in 177 countries. These missions include those in Iraq and Syria, activities on the Korean Peninsula, and “enhancing interoperability with allies” in Poland.

There are 195 countries in the world, and US has over 800 military bases in over 70 countries in the world. Despite Trump's "wishes" that US should stop being a policeman of the world, he is sticking to policies of past administrations.

David Swanson, activist and author of ‘War Is A Lie’, said in an interview with RT:

The US presence in 177 countries across the world is “an attempt at global domination of the world." The US’ global presence “damages” peace and stability, and “increases terrorism with the war on terrorism.”

In 2016, USA military spending was estimated to be 611 billion, which is more than China(215bn), Russia(69.2bn), Saudi Arabia (63.7), and India(55.9) combined. They have the biggest military presence than multiple countries combined, and no one except the ones in power and in position knows the real reason why.

Sure, one can argue that they have managed to keep some peace in the world, but we can also say that they are the biggest war-mongers, and also possibly, the biggest international "gangsters" in the world.

While there has been "peace" in the world internationally for a very long time, we should not be too comfortable as war might break out again soon. We have been at peace for too long, and it seems like the events that will lead to the eventual clash between the great powers in the world will soon occur, as the situation in the globe continues to worsen with trade war, and real war.