President Obama made it seem during his election campaign that by reducing troop levels in Iraq he would by default reduce the the number of troops stationed overseas. Shortly after taking office, he announced his plans to increase troop levels in Afghanistan. The plan received much coverage as the President and Gen McCrystal publicly disagreed as to the final number of troops required. What has gotten much less coverage is the increase in the number of bases being built overseas on other nations. The problem is the construction of these bases and deployment of interceptor missiles is their presence is likely to increase the tensions they are pro-ported to decrease. The Soviet Union may be gone but the feelings of encroachment caused by an ever increasing US presence in Eastern Europe has not changed. The Obama administration seems to be increasing the presence of US military forces abroad without regard to long term consequences. The US has never had the best relationship with Central and South America, yet according to the article 7 new bases are being built. These bases will only serve to prove the point of those calling any American military presence proof of US colonial expansion.
Dangerous Crossroads: U.S. Moves Missiles And Troops To Russian Border
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