US — the Global War Machine
As the news portal AlterNet has recently noted,
ultimately, the United States lives in a perpetual state of war. The US
has not been at war only 20 years out of 239 years of the country’s
existence.
In
2014, the Gallup Institute jointly with WIN published a report based on
a sociological research conducted across 65 countries of the world. The
most noteworthy parts of it was that 24% of respondents from different
corners of the world regarded the US as the most serious danger to the
security of the planet.
2014, the Gallup Institute jointly with WIN published a report based on
a sociological research conducted across 65 countries of the world. The
most noteworthy parts of it was that 24% of respondents from different
corners of the world regarded the US as the most serious danger to the
security of the planet.
Only in the period from 1980, the US has waged wars of aggression against 14 Islamic countries (please, refer to ):
Iran (1980, 1987-88), Libya (1981, 1986, 1989, 2011), Lebanon (1983),
Kuwait (1991), Iraq (1991-2011, 2014), Somalia (1992-1993, 2002), Bosnia
(1995), Saudi Arabia (1991, 1996), Afghanistan (1998, 2001), Sudan
(1998), Kosovo (1999), Yemen (2000, 2002), Pakistan (2004), and
currently the list has been extended with Syria.
Iran (1980, 1987-88), Libya (1981, 1986, 1989, 2011), Lebanon (1983),
Kuwait (1991), Iraq (1991-2011, 2014), Somalia (1992-1993, 2002), Bosnia
(1995), Saudi Arabia (1991, 1996), Afghanistan (1998, 2001), Sudan
(1998), Kosovo (1999), Yemen (2000, 2002), Pakistan (2004), and
currently the list has been extended with Syria.
In
the last 15 years, almost 10 thousand American soldiers have been
killed in the US military operations. Hundreds of thousands of citizens,
the majority of whom are civilians, have fallen casualties to the US
military actions only in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan and
Libya.
the last 15 years, almost 10 thousand American soldiers have been
killed in the US military operations. Hundreds of thousands of citizens,
the majority of whom are civilians, have fallen casualties to the US
military actions only in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan and
Libya.
According to the findings of scientists involved in the Uppsala University Conflict Data Program UCDP project,
2014 can, perhaps, be considered the bloodiest year in US military
history from the end of Cold War. The stream of refugees has reached
nearly 60 million people, with half of them being children.
2014 can, perhaps, be considered the bloodiest year in US military
history from the end of Cold War. The stream of refugees has reached
nearly 60 million people, with half of them being children.
As newspaper Svenska Dagbladet
reports, 40 armed conflicts have been initiated in 27 different places
of the planet in 2014, claiming the lives of more than 100 thousand
people. The record high death toll in Syria’s war surpassed 50 thousand.
This number exceeds the total number of deaths caused by the other 39
conflicts. Most of the time one of the parties to such conflicts is
(directly or indirectly) supported by the US. The world has not seen so
many military conflicts since 1999.
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/08/04/us-the-global-war-machine/
reports, 40 armed conflicts have been initiated in 27 different places
of the planet in 2014, claiming the lives of more than 100 thousand
people. The record high death toll in Syria’s war surpassed 50 thousand.
This number exceeds the total number of deaths caused by the other 39
conflicts. Most of the time one of the parties to such conflicts is
(directly or indirectly) supported by the US. The world has not seen so
many military conflicts since 1999.
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/08/04/us-the-global-war-machine/
