The U.S. Military Moves Deeper into Africa | By Nick Turse | Common Dreams
With the Trump administration escalating its wars in Africa and the
Middle East, and the potential for more crises -- from catastrophic
famines to spreading wars -- on the
horizon, there’s every reason to believe the U.S. military’s footprint
on the continent will continue to evolve, expand, and enlarge in the
years ahead, outpost by outpost and base by base.
While
the U.S. maintains a vast empire of military installations around the
world, with huge—and hard to miss—complexes throughout Europe and Asia,
bases in Africa have been far better hidden. (Photo: Pixabay/CC0)
the U.S. maintains a vast empire of military installations around the
world, with huge—and hard to miss—complexes throughout Europe and Asia,
bases in Africa have been far better hidden. (Photo: Pixabay/CC0)
