Due to government secrecy, our citizens are often ignorant of the fact that our garrisons encircle the planet. Our military deploys well over half a million soldiers, spies, technicians, teachers, dependents, and civilian contractors in other nations. The Pentagon currently owns or rents 702 overseas bases in about 130 countries...

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