Standing Army

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Over the course of the last century, the US has silently encircled the world with a web of military bases unlike any other in history. No continent is spared.They have shaped the lives of mi... Read allOver the course of the last century, the US has silently encircled the world with a web of military bases unlike any other in history. No continent is spared.They have shaped the lives of millions, yet remain a mystery to most.Over the course of the last century, the US has silently encircled the world with a web of military bases unlike any other in history. No continent is spared.They have shaped the lives of millions, yet remain a mystery to most.

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- Thomas Fazi
- Enrico Parenti
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- Thomas Fazi
- Enrico Parenti
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6.7/10

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- Thomas Fazi
- Enrico Parenti
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- Thomas Fazi
- Enrico Parenti
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Narrator: Beginning in the 1990s, a belief has slowly taken over the world: that neo-liberal globalization with its built-in self-regulating mechanisms would finally do away with old institutions like the state and the military and would usher the planet into an era of relative peace and prosperity. 9/11 and the current economic crisis have shown that belief to be largely a myth.

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Follows Why We Fight - Wofür führt Amerika Krieg? (2005)

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An in depth look at various US military bases around the globe and some of the protests against them.

This film takes an objective view of military spending around the world. Can the US afford to keep expanding their military presence in foreign countries? Japan, Italy, Iraq and many others are saturated with US bases and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The documentary gives insight into why the US deficit is over $16 Trillion!!!! and growing. Even Nobel Peace Prize, Barack Obama increased the military budget as soon as he was elected! Gore Vidal RIP "Perpetual war for perpetual peace has been the American dream. Once we were launched upon Empire we would never go back." Cathrine Lutz "When soldiers come, war comes." Noam Chomsky "Bases are the Empire. They're the point of projection of power and the expansion of power."