US Empire not keeping Americans safe

US Empire not keeping Americans safe


The United States military accounts for nearly half the defense spending in the entire world; it funds two wars along with hundreds of bases tactically positioned worldwide. Radio Host and Iraq War veteran Adam Kokesh believes there is a bubble mentality within the American people who are unengaged politically and not speaking out about military spending. He adds that America's bases abroad will not keep Americans safer

The 3 Minute Download: Ivan Eland, Rev. Graylan Hagler and Jacob G Hornberger

The 3 Minute Download: Ivan Eland, Rev. Graylan Hagler and Jacob G Hornberger

Tonight on The 3 Minute Download, there is some good foreign policy news for President Obama today; perhaps a victory? The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in favor of the proposed Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia.Plus, one in seven Americans now live on or below the poverty line, according to figures published by the US Census Bureau. It is the sharpest annual rise for three decades, and analysts predicted next year's figures will be even worse. Finally, Okinawa, Japan is home to one of the US bases and has been protested by locals for years, will the United States ever remove these "colonies"?




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US Empire fueled by military industrial complex

US Empire fueled by military industrial complex

The United States has set up military bases all over the world as a way to insert their power and influence inside the regions they inhabit. Okinawa, Japan is home to one of the US bases and has been protested by locals for years, will the United States ever remove these "colonies"? Jacob G Hornberger says this is all a part of the US Empire, the US is using military bases all over the world like the British did setting up colonies to expand their empire.