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Should the US Rethink the Huge Cost of Its Military Bases?
The US maintains some 800 military bases on foreign soil. Are they worth what they cost?
By Warren Olney • • 10m ListenThe US maintains some 800 military bases on foreign soil. Are they worth what they cost?
B-1B bombers on Diego Garcia in November 2001 (US Air Force)
Diego Garcia is a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. David Vine discovered that the entire indigenous population was removed in the 1960's -- to make way for a massive American military base. His research into how that happened led to the book called Base Nation: How US Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World.
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The full episode
3 of 3Mark Zuckerberg and "Impact Investing"- 1:46How Wealthy Americans Created a Private Tax System
- 8:48Mark Zuckerberg and "Impact Investing"
- 42:07Should the US Rethink the Huge Cost of Its Military Bases?You’re reading this