American Views Abroad

 
Entangled Giant by Gary Wills:

Now a new president quickly becomes aware of the vast empire that is largely invisible to the citizenry. The United States maintains an estimated one thousand military bases in other countries. I say 'estimated' because the exact number, location and size of the bases are either partly or entirely cloaked in secrecy......

www.nybooks.com/articles/23110
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