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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic
by Chalmers Johnson

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Time to Connect the Dots!, February 11, 2007
By Loyd E. Eskildson "Pragmatist" (Phoenix, AZ.) - See all my reviews

Johnson points out that we are the world's greatest producer and
exporter of arms on the planet, spend more on our armed forces than
all other nations combined - while going deeply into debt to do so,
and station over 500,000 troops, spies, contractors, dependents, etc.
on more than 737 bases around the world in 130 countries (even this is
not a complete count). Further, statistics compiled by the Federation
of American Scientists analyzed by Gore Vidal show 201 military
operations initiated by the U.S. against others between the end of
WWII and 9/11 - none of which are directly resulted in the creation of
a democracy.