I wear my sunglasses at night…
MINT-AND-CORN COUNTRY, INDIANA — … because the sun never sets on the American Imperium. Just a friendly Saturday reminder of where your tax dollars* end up:
Map of United States military bases worldwide.
(Apologies: Actually uploading the map would have created a better effect, but I had no such luck.)
*Holy moly, in 2004 our “defense” budget totaled more than the budgets of the next thirty or so nations. With conservatives like the modern GOP, who needs spendthrift liberals?
If we’re going to spend that money, better there than on health care.
I’m not sure that I agree, Corey. I’m with you on the “If we’re going to spend that money” — We shouldn’t. —, but as anathema as nationalized healthcare is to me, I do think that every person has the right to health a lot more than I do that we have any business placing troops everywhere.