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Ongoing Zionist attacks on Iran - Megathread (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It should, not only do US bases do not provide security, they increase insecurity by desestabilizing neighbouring countries, but they also hinder economic activity by shutting down airspaces when blowback happens. On top of that, they also charge you for it!

the US military bases are the sword of damocles over the heads of the gulf monarchs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

The entire US military is a mafia protection racket