The U.S. spends an estimated $80 billion annually to maintain its global network of military bases, which includes over 750 bases in more than 80 countries. This figure encompasses various costs such as personnel, infrastructure, utilities, and other operational expenses
Dude said trillion
The bases are to facilitate global trade and protect trade routes and maintain free trade. It’s why you don’t have to worry about your currency deflating because some warlords decided to blockade a bunch of container ships full of grain or oil.
There’s is a reason the world wide population exploded from 1950 on
And income
It’s because the US imposed liberal world order has created the most prosperous time in world history.
You wouldn’t know history if it smacked you in the ass