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February 12th, 2008, 11:01 AM #1
Entangling Alliances?
The US has almost 1/2 million troops stationed outside of the country. That's about the size of the population of the Lehigh Valley.
Asia:
- Kyrgyzstan..........1,000
- Diego Garcia..........240+
- Singapore..............116
- South Korea......27,114
- Thailand.................114
Pacific
- Japan................50,000
- Philippines..............111
- Australia.................711
- Guam...................2,828
- Hawaii...............35,874
SW Asia/Middle East
- Iraq.................168,000
- Egypt.....................425
- Kuwait...............16,500
- Saudi Arabia...........274
- Afghanistan.......24,800
- United Arab Emirates..87+
- Qatar......................512
- Bahrain................1,389
Europe
- Greenland...............138
- United Kingdom..10,152
- Germany.............58,894
- Portugal...................865
- Spain....................1,410
- Belgium.................1,379
- Netherlands.............562
- Italy....................10,216+
- Bosnia......................207
- Kosovo..................1,395
- Czech Republic.......soon to be manned
- Poland.....................200+
- Turkey..................1,668
- Romania...............<900
- Bulgaria.............<2,500
- Greece....................354
Africa
- Djibouti................2,038
- Other Africa............300+
North America
- Canada..................143
- Alaska...............19,957
- Continental US.. 876,378
Latin America/ Caribbean
- Honduras...............412
- Cuba......................903
- SOUTHCOM.........5,000
- Columbia...............124+
- Puerto Rico............144
- Afloat.............115,800+
Consider the cost from your paycheck and your children's children's children future earnings.Veritas Vos Liberat
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February 13th, 2008, 12:16 AM #2Senior Member
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Re: Entangling Alliances?
Thought Hawaii was in country?
Sorry, when people call me a smarta$$, it's the only time my name and the word smart appear in the same sentance.
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February 13th, 2008, 12:29 AM #3Super Member
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Re: Entangling Alliances?
I already posted over on the Foreign Policy thread, but it's worth submitting here too:
"Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto."
~Thomas Jefferson
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