Time to Close Our Foreign Military Bases

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Jan 17, 2018 The United States cannot be a moral or ethical country until it accepts the realities of U.S. empire and the destruction it causes around the world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Doubling Down on a Failed Strategy: The Pentagon’s Dangerous ‘New’ Base Plan

By David Vine / TomDispatch Jan 15, 2016 The Obama administration's consideration of a Pentagon proposal to create a “new” and “enduring” system of military bases around the Middle East confirms that the military intends to stay in the region for decades, if not generations, to come. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Garrisoning the Globe: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Undermine National Security and Harm Us All

By David Vine, TomDispatch Sep 14, 2015 Our network of overseas bases have helped lock us inside a permanently militarized society that has made everyone on this planet less secure, damaging lives at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Truth About the U.S. Military Base at Diego Garcia

By David Vine, TomDispatch Jun 15, 2015 The truth about the U.S. military base on the British-controlled Indian Ocean island can be hard to believe. In fact, it would be easy to confuse the real story with fictional accounts found in the "Transformers" movies, on the television series "24" and in Internet conspiracy theories about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Bases of War in the Middle East

By David Vine, TomDispatch Nov 14, 2014 There is almost no way to overemphasize how thoroughly the US military now covers the Greater Middle East After 35 years of base-building there, it’s long past time to look carefully at how this garrisoning affects the region, the U, and the world. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Italian Job

By David Vine, TomDispatch Oct 4, 2013 The Pentagon is using your tax dollars to turn Italy into a launching pad for the wars of today and tomorrow. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Where Has All the Money Gone?

By David Vine, TomDispatch May 15, 2013 After an extensive examination of government spending data and contracts, I estimate that the Pentagon has dispersed around $385 billion to private companies for work done outside the U.S. since late 2001, mainly in the military baseworld. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Picking Up a $170 Billion Tab

By David Vine, TomDispatch Dec 12, 2012 How much does the United States spend each year occupying the planet with its bases and troops? Since the onset of “the Global War on Terror” in 2001, the total cost for our garrisoning policies, for our presence abroad, has probably reached $1.8 trillion to $2.1 trillion. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )