Close Military Bases, Not Embassies

Close Military Bases, Not Embassies

The Trump clowns are planning to close U.S. embassies in Africa. Good riddance, right? Wrong. They still plan to work on “coordinated counterterrorism operations” and “strategic extraction and trade of critical natural resources.” They also still plan to maintain U.S. military bases across the continent. They’re shutting down all kinds of offices, but not Africom. In U.S. culture and media, where it’s one’s duty to pretend that the military budg…

Close the US Military Bases in Asia - Other News - Voices against the tide

By Jeffrey D. Sachs*  The best strategy for the superpowers is to stay out of each other’s lanes. President Donald Trump is again loudly complaining that the US military bases in Asia are too costly for the US to bear.  As part of the new round of tariff negotiations with Japan and Korea, Trump is calling on Japan and Korea to pay for stationing the US troops.  Here’s a much better idea: close the bases and return the US servicemen to the US.   …

Close Military Bases, Not Embassies - World BEYOND War

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, April 20, 2025 The Trump clowns are planning to close U.S. embassies in Africa. Good riddance, right? Wrong. They still plan to work on “coordinated counterterrorism operations” and “strategic extraction and trade of critical natural resources.” They also still plan to maintain U.S. military bases across the continent. They’re shutting down all kinds of offices, but not Africom. In U.S. culture and media, wher…