On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:19:07 GMT, Douglas Berry
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> wrote in alt.atheism;
>On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:10:36 +0100 "Katt" <kahgfghttt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> carved
>the following into the hard stone of alt.atheism
>>Saw this somewhere and wondered if it's actually accurate...
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>>"Wa****ngton and its apologists continually insist that the US is 'not an
>>imperial power'. Yet of the 192 supposedly 'sovereign' states recognised
by
>>the United Nations, no fewer than *133* have a US military presence --
>>which, in each and every case, the population was not consulted about;
did
>>not vote for; and cannot choose to remove..."
>
>Define "military presence" Does this count USMC Embassy Guards? The US
>Navy weather stations in Greenland? Two field grade officers and a
>small staff posted to Outer Wayouttherestan to train locals on the
>equipment their government has bought? How about US troops taking part
>in UN or NATO missions? Troops get around, and some of these presences
>are as simple as US troops attending training in a nation.
>
>Oh, a short list of nations having a military presence in the US:
>
>Germany.
>Canada.
>The United Kingdom.
>Japan.
>Saudi Arabia.
>Jordan.
>Egypt.
>Republic of Korea.
>
>All these have a significant number of troops assigned inside the US
>at any given time. Germany maintains an entire Luftwaffe squadron at
>Holloman AFB for training
George AFB in Victorville, CA., had a full Luftwaffe squadron for
training until it closed. Americans did all the maintenance. Although
I was in the other wing, I was asked to install an advanced comm system
on their flightline and sit in on their TCTO {Time Compliance Technical
Order {{system maintenance modification meetings}}
Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"
When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert
alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}
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