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A review by joseph64daniels
Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World by David Vine
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Americans, generally believe that having a large number of United State military bases established throughout the world not only stabilizes security in foreign countries, but that it also serves as a deterrent for those who wants to wage war against the U.S. However, David Vine in his book, Base Nation:How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World, provides a strong argument that not only does the outposts do a poor job at any of these functions, but that it perpetrates a climate that war could break out at any moment.
Originally it was deemed to be imperative for the United States to have military bases spread out the world to stop the spread of communism during the peak of the Cold War, but after the fall of the Soviet Union, the military, Vine argues, that the military is now trying to find a purpose to exist.
While the United States claims that one of its goals in its foreign policy is to export democracy to other countries, on the other hand, it has become the norm for the military to back repressive regimes.
While it may seem that having a base in South Korea would deter North Korea from invading, there is a strong likelihood that its trying to create its very own nuclear program in retaliation.
While readers may not agree with all of Vine's arguments, Base Nation is still an important book to read to understand America's foreign policy's origins, and how U.S. outposts impact have on the countries that hosts them.
Originally it was deemed to be imperative for the United States to have military bases spread out the world to stop the spread of communism during the peak of the Cold War, but after the fall of the Soviet Union, the military, Vine argues, that the military is now trying to find a purpose to exist.
While the United States claims that one of its goals in its foreign policy is to export democracy to other countries, on the other hand, it has become the norm for the military to back repressive regimes.
While it may seem that having a base in South Korea would deter North Korea from invading, there is a strong likelihood that its trying to create its very own nuclear program in retaliation.
While readers may not agree with all of Vine's arguments, Base Nation is still an important book to read to understand America's foreign policy's origins, and how U.S. outposts impact have on the countries that hosts them.