I'm sure you already know this Johnny but there is a huge court case about a hit and run incident near a military base here in the UK. The victim was a British citizen and the accused perpetrator was the wife of an American who was stationed at a base. She fled citing diplomatic immunity and thus hasn't faced trial. Highlights the grey area of jurisdiction with regards to American bases.
She was a diplomats wife I think this says more about how the US views other countries laws rather than bases. Even though the husband had diplomatic immunity not everything you do should be immune to laws expecially in countries which have justice systems that are similar to ours
@@colek2470 Her husband was never a diplomat. They just don't want it to go before a UK criminal court in case it's officially disclosed that the place is not an RAF base but a US forward listening post.
@@cliffdunlop8891 her name was Anne Sacoolas she is married to Jonathan Sacoolas who is an alleged nsa spy that had diplomatic immunity he might of not been what you think a diplomat is but both the UK and US government accepted that he was a diplomat. Not all people who are “diplomats” are there for relations between two countries
I was stationed at lajes air base Portugal...aka azores island. 2005-07. Small but active base. Joint base. Host nation Portuguese. 1 out of 4 bases I was stationed at. Not to mention tdy training locations.
Funny, If he goes around asking people about what is like to live in those bases and what they do, he can be prosecuted as "spy" I know its crazy but it's The USA, the same country that attacked his own people for oil sooo, we will see.
8:54 Holy crap, As a South korean, I had no idea we had THAT many US bases here. Coupled with the fact that the US can take control over the korean military in war(wartime OPCON), it might as well just be US territory.
Because you guys have a shit load of influence, plus... it's a joke and the whole show around it, quite entertaining for us.. You pick the puppet on the left or the puppet on the right? What a choice.. hehe Besides, for some reason all the internet talks about the election, even our local news and Trump did made it very special, this politics.. what a dick. But in a way you are right, why oh why is the world so interested in America? I know so many other places that are just better places to be. I guess Americans are so loud, hard to ignore you guys.
I was at a basketball tournament and the schedule said my team was playing a German team (I’m from Californian and the tournament was in Las Vegas). When we walked in and saw the team, we were surprised bc they were all American and spoke no German and had no accent. We later found out it was a team of kids that lived on a American military base in Germany.
I had very similar just reversed experience. We took part in the European scout Jamboree and were kinda suprised that there was a group of US boy-scouts. Yep, inhabitants of the military bases in Germany and yes, they didn´t speak any German...
About ten years ago I drove around Europe for a few months. Saw multiple vehicles - mostly in Germany, but to a lesser extent in other countries too - with license plates from various US states. Apparently, foreign-based US servicemen and members of their families ship their American vehicles over there in containers.
@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available It’s the same here in the UK. Lot of people I work with brought their cars from home over here. I can buy a car from the states and have it shipped over here as well through the military’s automobile program.
I've got a friend who is in the Royal Navy and was stationed in Norway for a few months, he said that the day he realised the sheer mass of the US military and its budget was when he left his barracks for only a day and when he came back there was a massive US camp/ base set up right next to him. He couldn't believe just how fast all the equipment and barracks had been formed together although often speaks of the mental funding of the US.
@@AliAli-et7zy Which one did we not win? Our wars for independence? Nam? Tactical win. Korea? It's in an indefinite state of ceasefire, no one "won". We're technically still at war. Our Civil War? Same case as the previously mentioned war. 91? Huh, that was a hand down... decisive victory. And remember it's because of US that friendly Euros had a chance against Germany. We win. We are the champions of the world because we have focused on itel and logistics almost from day one. #Sonofavet.
this is america, no one gets on any "government watch list" for being an investigative journalist. most of these guys have friends and family in the government or have worked for the government themselves. don't know what country you guys are from but in the US the government is not above the law.
Do you know what makes the American military such an aggressive fighting war machine? On every base and ship around the world they installed the Taylor C602 Ice Cream Maker ( the same one used by McDonalds ) and it never works and it really really pisses them off.
They wouldn't do that bc of Streisand effect, instead they would do a PR blitz on MassMedia and newspaper opinion pieces that all the countries that have bases in them got into "willing partnerships", that way they can easily muddy up the conversation
He should really, at least make a list with the source that revealed its location. I was deployed to the Middle East before, and can already tell some of those dots don't have a US facility on them but are rather that of the host nation. Or it's a military reservation that between temporary exercises is just an empty field.
4:22 "It wasn't too long ago when I used to think that having military bases in other countries was totally normal" This might be the most American saying I have ever heard
@@fjk1728 ckfeliz was right. But calling all Americans stupid and ignorant is just that. Europeans are probably just as, if not more ignorant of US geography, but we don't shame them for it, because it's irrelevant to them.
Hey @johnnyharris You missed one in Poland, Redzikowo - it is the most important military base for EU because of it's anti rocket system. I was actually a student there in middle school, the base is right behind it lol.
@@adamsilverman2 Russia only has 21 military installations worldwide, in allied countries, compared to the 800 that the U.S has. Not remotely comparable.
@@statistics2143 Based on how I see China interact with other countries, especially less powerful countries, I think things will not be different in other countries. Western countries fear china cause they are being challenged.
In my personal opinion, maybe the know, but they will not said that, they will not say we’re are those military bases, how much money they spend and what kind of equipment they have there, it’s much better to said, well I don’t know, my dog eat my homework haha
This response is just a decoy. Somewhere inside the PENTAGON is a body or a group that is aware of this but of course this knowledge is Top Secret for National Security reason(s). I invite everyone to response, please.
When doing dots on a map, it helps to have them outlined by black or white... Colorblindness makes it hard to see that color you used over a land colored map! Just a lil accessibility tip!
I think the craziest part of most of our bases Is that they're in places we ravaged before. Okinawa for example, we destroyed that place & not to long ago I had a buddy stationed there. That's wild to think about.
Part of the treaties that ended the war was partial US occupation (for many reasons) and they are free to ask us to leave whenever they want, but they’d rather have our base than be a part of China.
The thing that I like about the US is that even after invading a country they are at war with, they will spend millions or even billions in aid to help said country rebuild. They did it with Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, and several other countries. The Berlin Airlift is probably the best example of this
and you don't need secret security clearance to enter any military base. a DOD dependant cardholders enter all the time. this dude sucks as a researcher. and also category 6 for space A travel with DOD Card. category 5 with blue retired card.
@@aychemara Ya this guys an idiot. He had no idea what he was talking about. And half those countries want American military presence and would be under chinese rule with it.
@@bobohunter1776 lmao you say he has no idea what hes talking about and them come out of nowhere with "China would rule" something something. Keep letting the gov take your taxes.
I think Americans don't realize how much of their news, issues and culture (especially pop culture) seeps into other countries. Even if you don't give a damn, it's pretty hard to escape it.
You know in Dawn of War when your done with your main base then build other smaller ones just in case your main gets destroyed 😂😂. That's what I kept thinking about through out this video 😅
@Zara Ahmed maybe cause said terrorize hide in civilian populated area's where they have the home front advantage as well the us wanted to try limiting civilian casualties, can't really bombs a foriegn country's city without repercussion. Not say the US didn't do that. The civilians of US kinda didn't support the idea either.
@@nightly777 That's why America now is one of the most unequal countries in the world and Murica just printing with Fiat money and only few Chinese and Russian with questionable quality become US lapdogs???
I was living in Egypt awhile back and my best friend's father was an engineer in the US navy there. We used to go to the military base and man, it was like I skipped flying a plane and took a camel to America. We had dunkin donuts, subway, grocery stores with only American products and only takes dollars. The houses and building complex on the bases were so different than Egypt's architecture that you really felt confused when you went back and forth in and out of the bases. There were even cars only found in America like mustangs and acuras.
IKEA does not win against "Casas Bahia" from Brazil in brazilian territory... The psychological warfare starts at the store... moments after you decide you want a new furniture...
this remind me of an episode of a Cartoon or a level in a Video Game the the U.S military were antagonists, and the protagonist are like "okay, we need to locate this American base full of captured secret technology" and then his friend goes "HEY I ALREADY FOUND IT ON THE INTERNET!" And the protagonist was like "Wha...buu....wha-WHAT?! That's friggen re.....tarded..... "
You must also calculate those bases that are officially of the hosting country but are actually used by the US military for example the Aviano air base in Italy
If you think they payin 10,000 for the shovel u are seriously mistaken, the shovel is just a cover for the nefarious shit the government is using that 10,000$'s for...
Fun fact: When Spain, my country, joined NATO, we made a deal that consisted in the US removing its bases as we entered the organization. The bases are still there and no one has even tried to do anything about it
USA is exceptional. Before WW2 we (the Hungarians) tried to join the Allies but the USA told us they don't want to upset the Germans. After WW2 the USA told us if we pay a bunch of money they make sure Hungary will be a democracy. We paid the money and they left the country leaving it for the Soviet Union. :) Also in 1956 they promissed support if we rebell against the Russians, we did it and they took over Suez, the americans knew Russia can't intervene in Suez if they have to intervene in Hungary. You have to love them, they are just so dishonest and sometimes evil while they preach about freedom and democracy.
Just came across your video although it was done a while ago. I was a transportation officer in the US Air Force. Actually there is a rather sophisticated system to identify every facility and ships at sea! Your count is about 100 short. Some of these locations are part of communication networks. Some are intelligence gathering sights. Some are used to preposition equipment 'just in case'. Some are early warning facilities, like the one you mentioned in Greenland.
1 second ago WTF Too ridiculously stupud with too many militrary bases with 700 billion militrary expediture per year, and yet 40 million people are poor and 17 million people are homeless in the USA.
@@indmill2136 I mean if they cut spending there would be countries trying to invade it because it is the United States, also the military spends some of it on research, like the microwave was made because of military research
Everything we do is stored online, everything. My best guess is they have a file on every American with an internet connection. If you ever become a politician the intelligence community will have a blackmail file. Thats what Hoover did with his phone tapping.
Very interesting. While serving with the US Air Force in the 1950s. I visited a few bases outside of the US. Also while serving with the Army in the 1960s. Thanks for the info. You have given me plenty of meat to record part of my life in the military to my grandchildren and great grandchildren. My own children are not aware also. PTL.
ZARA= Zafarrancho Armado Revolucionario Antiimperialista. It’s not a clothing store, you are right, they are bases of the Spanish Empire (The Empire it’s not dead, that’s what they want you to think hahahahaah)
In case anyone is wondering, that Northern base in Greenland is called Thule Air Base. It was established during the Cold War and is part of the Distant Early Warning or DEW Line for detecting incoming missiles.
hmmm... The Nazis emerged from an organization called the Thule Society, and then there was Operation Paperclip, which brought Nazi scientists over to work for the US government and military.
The reason why all those bases still exist is because they signed the same 1955 contract with the Taylor company which states every Taylor C602 ice cream machine must be kept and protected by the US military on every base ever made, and can NOT be removed or replaced unless you " call the guy"
I grew up in a German city with a big American army base. It has always been strange to me, knowing that there is a whole other world I'm not allowed to see behind that fence... I have never really interacted with any of them. It's kind of freaky to be honest
@@Victor-qw8sk it is important that you are also ready to treat the inhabitants of a potential foreign military base in your country as normal people =)
Hahaha that's exactly how a lot of Americans feel. From Area-51 to MK-Ultra, we're freaked out by our own government and for good reason considering the rumors surrounding both of the former were actually f*cking true.
@@Victor-qw8sk I have no doubt that the Americans serving on that base are people. It was just that our path never really crossed. The only former American soldier that served in my city who I've had a lengthy conversation with was someone I met in a Hostel in Australia. To me it always seemed like the two worlds never cross by design.
@@Victor-qw8sk I think most people understand that the people serving there are just that, people. The thing is, the base itself is still the base of a foreign military power. A military power that has proven time and time again that it is willing to start huge wars. To me these US military bases in Europe feel like a ticking time bomb. Additionally, I feel like it takes away some autonomy every nation should have. For example if the US military wants to they can easily control German airspace using these bases and Germany just has to live with that.
That is another thing. They used to publish this. The last report I ever saw on it, as a Contracting Officer, was around 2005. At that time we outspent by almost double, the next highest spending government in the world. It was astronomical and it has increased over a thousand fold since then.
@@benbog2 Gotta love Sun Tzu, shows there was great wisdom in ancient times. Common sense does not change, but people do become less and less moral over time.
There are 10s of millions with similar beliefs and goals, you just gotta focus on what it is your truly searching for. Johnny Harris is just one of those people. Ones who would search for facts and the truth of the world so we can understand it are what we need.
@evil first Wow, It's amazing the way americans have been led to worship their military. I understand the basic tenets of this mentallity but is really weird to me to see you guys thinking this way. How do you cope with the idea of having people from your country legally threatening millions of lives around the world with no push back solely due to your willingness to kill everyone? It's mind blowing!
We do know. If you have heard of KISC, the BSA has a summer camp there. I have seen your mountain turrets. We just leave Switzerland alone for the most parts. Don't mess with the mountain turrets. They mess with you.
47-year-old black woman in America…my father did two tours in Germany, one tour in South Korea. South Korea was before me, but I attended kindergarten at Katterbach Army Base in Ansbach, Germany. I attended 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at the Strasberg Kaserne, and started 7th grade at Baumholder American High School. I loved living in Idar-Oberstein, and I loved the locals who were involved in my very young life in Ansbach. These people had so much respect and reverence for my family and I. Military family culture abroad was very much a collectivist culture and each time we returned to the U.S. I just didn’t fit, and it didn’t matter how many years in the U.S. I got under my belt, I never fit. And then I got violated, my children were violated. The American government refused to uphold the law and constitution regarding me and my children’s rights. The only institution to offer me an explanation (not justice, not protection, not safety) was the FBI. I was told these things happen sometimes, and that they would look into it and call me back. They never called back.
In Greece, you missed the most infamous one, "Souda Bay", on the island of Crete. The largest and most prominent naval base for the United States and NATO in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Although designated as a Greek base officially, or as NATO, everybody here knows it's an American base, heavily used for all the Middle East operations.
I’ve thought about that part of the reason Russia invaded Ukraine didn’t want the US that close but that’s what makes the US one of the smartest super powers they thought how can we be ready have troops there already and equipment it’s just logistics hard if they didn’t even with a navy like the US
Yeah, military bases is one of those things that if any country could do it, they’d be freaking doing it. It’s not solely a US thing. US is not inherently evil (not that JH is saying it is) as some people have adopted as their opinion. The world can thank its lucky stars that the US has military bases everywhere, not Russia (for example), or...you know...ISIS.
I grew up on military bases. My father was in the Air Force. My knowledge which may be small, is most of these bases were built quite a few years ago and are now becoming obsolete. Germany used to have 88 US military bases and closed at least 11. Back in the 1980s, I remember driving around rural georgia(USA) and getting lost. I ran into a place that looked like a secret military site. There were no street signs, no life, nothing but trees and an enormous military fence covering lots of land. The military has bases everywhere.
He didn't have access to every single base across the world, he had OF-1 clearance (a clearance even a junior enlisted has) to NATO bases that were designated for OF-1 Clearance. Which is pretty low.
@@teamacio9043 And so you perpetuate the same lies that an entire country is "evil" handed down to you from the last generation, who had those very same lies handed down to them from the generation that proceeded it.
When I lived in Kuwait, I remember that we'd have people sell us pork products from the US military base. Being a muslim country, pork and alcohol was prohibited from being sold, but if you ever wanted to get any, the US military was your hookup
There was a big scandal being investigated by NCIS in Bahrain last year where people got pork products out of the Naval base and sold them to Filipinos who live there at very high prices.
The respect the US gives when in your country... selling pork in a Muslim country, a total diss to their religion... I thought the US respected everyone’s religion....
@James Erik Haryanto IPH Student well, there *USED* (emphasis on this) to be one there. Until 1979 when the US switched from the ROC to the PRC as the new China.
Ten years ago, Iran did not have a military base. Iran’s military bases are now all over the Middle East. As long as you are willing to wage war, military bases can be established at any time. It is also possible to seize military bases from others. There is no international law under a state of war. Where do you want to build a military base depends on how strong your military strength is
@@sosoable Well, the whole reason of the existence of military bases abroad is to make your opposition’s operations less or even non cos-efficient. Yes, you can take over military bases by force, but will you have enough money to maintain all those bases? They don’t even have much strategic values to you cause, again, the idea of military bases is to make your enemy spend more money on operations in the area.
@@HenryTitor There is a problem with your logic. Whoever has more military bases will spend more money. China did not start a war, and China does not consume money. Americans are now expansionist. Americans consume more
@@sosoable That is what makes U.S a unique situation. Because U.S dollar is currently the global currency unit, U.S can theoretically print as much money as they need to support all those expenses and the inflation will hardly be noticed because it was distributed to rest of the world.
The US does not have a base in Andaman and Nicobar islands (in India) but India and the US have signed a defence agreement that allows both the countries to use each other's bases at certain locations. It's called the LEMOA Agreement.
@@rickjames18 Always the Yankee who believes China steals technology. They have many brilliant educated talents and China is rising (5g, Huawei, etc.) Did they copy those too? Racists like you can't acknowledge the fact that a non white country has made such huge strides and leaps on its own.
@@g.l7219 that’s funny, you think I’m white because I said the CCP is stealing technology from everyone it can...Lmao, first of all, I’m brown thank you. Second, I never said Chinese people are not smart. Actually they have smart and dumb people like any other country. I’m going to assume you have been raised in a country that has whitewashed your education, that’s not your fault. You have been brain washed if you don’t think the CCP is stealing technology from everyone. You think China just became a global economy without globalization? How did the Chinese military get it’s designs for most of its equipment? They reverse engineered mostly Russian but American stuff as well and others. If you ever talk to a Chinese university professor they will tell you all about how China let all foreigners into the country to learn and copy trade craft, patents, and products. Why do you think the CCP forces foreign companies to work with Chinese companies? Do you think China has grown as fast as it has all by itself? When you find the answers to all this then you can talk. And do yourself a favor, do some research with a VPN, don’t believe the state run media/CCP lies. You will be ignorant if you don’t learn the truth and you will lose face like you are now. Last, remember that if the world had not invested in China, China would not be what it is today. The problem with China is not the Chinese, it’s the CCP! Wake up!
@Hugh Jones A toothache became a headache became a prayer. & I thought the U.S. "only" had 176 bases globally? How many bones does the human body have again..? I'm happy I'm alive regardless; I must stop taking my marrow and my 'morrows for granted.
Update: In the vassal state of the Philippines, the United States now has nine military bases. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin inked the agreement with the Philippine government in February 2023. State Department Undersecretary Victoria Nuland (of 2014 Ukraine coup d'etat fame) followed in March. Raptors are now being serviced at Clark Air Force base.
Totally agree rimon, they spend taxpayers money on these military supplies. It's like use the list of other so that you don't have to show what you really have.
I thought it was funny how pompous both were about this. Here they are bitchin about our pressence everytwhere and all the tax dollars going to waste... ahhhhh hello you just said it, Johnny Harris. Our tax Dollars pay for this. If we are paying for all these bases and instalations and what not... gotta keep the lights on... gotta know where to send the bill... They know exactly how many the us has, they just want to see how much the public knows. Besides our military is not retarted, politicians yes but our military is on its game. Foolish to think otherwise. TRUMP was the first president who didn't start or send our boys into war. yet he maintained The military presence around the world. you see its important for us military presence around the world because of shit heads like china and the concentration camps they have, or all the genocide conflicts we've tried to stop. Some one like trump was maintaining the peace around the world, by letting China, the leading super power next to us, know we are not going to take your shinanigans. stop screwing over the rest of the world and your own people
@@aaroncook7536 You have no idea how the US Gov or US Military Installation works. You need to understand compartmentalization. Look it up. No ONE person knows everything about anything military related when it comes to their full size, and full capabilities. There are reasons for this.
DUH! It’s a bit of laziness but mainly deflection by using a college professor who automatically is given “creditability”. As a “reliable” source to shut Congress up.
I remember while serving my mandatory military service (I'm a Korean btw) I've met some USA soldiers who were great guys. I got to know them since I speak decent English and Korean military don't have many of those. I remember them telling me that their worst adversary wasn't North Korea, but it was their military recruiter.
American servicemen tend to hate their recruiter, because recruiters often have to lie or deceive would-be recruits to get them to sign up (because they have to meet recruitment quotas).
It also just depends, I went in knowing the recruiter was going to lie and just asked if they had the job open that I wanted. The biggest thing is that you have benefits but getting those benefits are so deep in redtape that it’s not worth trying for it.
@2freeIvX Wrong, please dont spread misinformation because it triggered some patriotic duty. They do have an army, its called the JSDF. Also they are a vassal of the US. The JSDF is considered "self defense forces", yet under the guidance of the US, they have a foreign military base in Africa in Djibouti as a foreign military force against what the US considers enemies. They work as US vassals. Saudis and Israel have agreed mutually so they can take land there.
The ironic thing of all this is that recently I saw an american news channel title as "The russian military tentacles" about a new russian military base in... russian territory
@@5ld734 not likely. India is too divided, even internally. China is extremely homogeneous racially and religiously. India is the complete opposite. Also India’s government is far more corrupt than chinas.
@@braydenbronstein1190 They're sorta forced into it by the government, they are seen as private rocket manufacturers and have to be contracted. This is the same reason you wouldn't see any foreign employees on their teams.
@@offcolour3814 More or less😂 It’s the same with Google, they’re also more or less working as “contractors” for the CIA & NSA, which was highlighted by the 2013 Leaks.
I lived in Portugal my entire life, always heard people criticizing the US. In a time of crisis where our way of life is endangered, everyone demanded help from the US while still criticizing them but ignoring the previous criticisms. Our military is underfunded and insufficient, while the US warned us time and time again that we should be more independent, we ignore it and ask them to cover for us I can only conclude that we are dependent on this military presence because we want to, but also love to criticize it
When was the last time the Portuguese way of life was threatened and it was saved by the US military? Was it when Portugal’s fascist government was fighting bloody wars and killing thousands in a vain effort to retain its colonial holdings?
@@angus7278 We had something called the "Verão Quente", a civil war between communists and liberals, where US diplomatic influence and pressure was essential to the establishment of a democratic republic after the fall of the authoritarian government (that was neither fascist nor communist, it played whatever side served it better). Without the USA we would have gone from one brutal dictatorship to another. So yeah, in part, we kinda owe them our freedom which is now being slowly eroded
Wouldn't it be wonderful if SPAIN had Bases of LOVE established all over the world ? Ha. and CHINA wanted Bases of LOVE on the West Coast of Africia? Too bad for HUMANITY that LOVE BASES aren't established all over the world, isn't it ? SURE IS easier to feel more worthwhile , if the world were filled with LOVE instead of so many military bases ? Breaks my heart they're considered to be "necessary." LOVE IS DEEPLY NEEDED....Guess Sachimo said it best....HE's supposed to HAVE this whole world in his hands ? WHAT HAVE WE BECOME ?. "Love, All Day Long" Ana Marie Ceuca.
@@saksham379 What do you mean? Geopolitically, Politically, economically...? I would actually love to tell you but I'm not sure about what you are referring to
Or doing their job for them because they are clueless. This should have scared people long ago when it began. Because it is too late the disease of incompetence, complacency and corruption is now embedded in every federal agency of our government, it should not surprise anyone that the government has obliterated the U.S. Constitution and doesn't know what it needs to know in order to protect our country even if there remain those who would have liked to.
Having military bases scattered around the world is greatly offseted by the introductions of modern weaponry. Stealth bomber, stealth submarine ultra fast missiles in a synchronize attack can neutralize all these at once.
I cannot imagine living in a country with 750 military bases and not have free acces to healthcare. With the massive economy the US has, they have so many options to better the world; in terms of doing something to global warming, or bettering their education system, getting socialized healthcare, anything along those lines, but they would rather have a giant military. I think it's a bit mad. Edit: I know there are other ways to fund these things. For instance making sure Amazon and the like pays more than 1.2% in federel income tax. But for a country like The US, that's so keen on not paying anything to the government, I think it's wild that they accept such a big and expensive military.
Have you potentially considered that... I dunno, maybe these countries are able to socialize their healthcare system BECAUSE the United States subsidizes defence? Germany for example already underpays and underfunds the same NATO agreements we made, so guess who has to foot the rest of the bill.
We can ultimately afford most of both, we spend so much on just making social projects go halfway and keeping it there (switching funding back and forth, inconsistency between administrations that all have their preferred versions), that we end up allowing it to cost far more than it would if we went all in and kept regulations.
some of it is honestly because America likes freedoms and countries with free healthcare tend to be more legislative on foods that industries sell. This is because in America having health problems associated with food/overeating is the individuals problem. Where as in a country with free healthcare it's the taxpayers issue more directly there for you have restrictions like how much sugar can be in a product. I'm not saying it's right but it's why I like to think our system is the way it is. To be less restrictive to the companies that would lobby to keep it that way. personally I'd want a system that gives a base amount of healthcare that everyone gets and an individual can be able to pay for more to keep from disrupting businesses and it's more likely how I think it would be instituted.
@@minidwarfdude9230 word people need to realize that regardless of ethnicity, gender, or status if you are a US citizen you are blessed asf. People forget how lucky we are compared to the outside world.
@Don't Look Up funny that I see this reply as I watched Jake trans video on war, and that it was always about oil. Definitely a sour hit of reality, we can improve this world as we grow, but yeah there's no denying that most of our peace stems from war.
I live in Puerto Rico, and there are a bunch of hundreds of military bases here. My grandparents always told me that in the Cold War they were a lot of bombing in those bases, and even some of them got into house areas where sometimes people died. In Vieques there were a base were they used to bomb a lot, and some civilians died (thanks to that, there were a massive protest some decades ago). Now days they're not bombing anymore but military airplanes and trucks (with armed soldiers) are normally seen...
Hey there! I'm diaspora and I've been trying to learn more about Puerto Rico and it's history these days. Do you by chance have any recs on UA-cam channels with content on Puerto Rico??
@@Suzanneyhearts well, I really can't say a specific channel, but there are somo random videos that explain a bit of the modern situation like, BBC, TheJuiceMedia, Spanish and Go, Vox(all of them just did only one/some videos) I really can't mention one channel that only specifics on Puerto Rico history. In Instagram they're some pages like Historia atraves del lente, Archivos del Caribe, Así era Puerto Rico and Salón Boricua.The last one has a very good podcast cald "El Telégrafo", but is only in Spanish.
I find it interesting that some Americans think of universal healthcare as an excessive use of their tax money and yet don’t talk about the amount of cash put into the department of defense every year
Okay. So imagine Sparta and Athens of ancient Greece. Sparta is a society that puts a lot emphasis on military, Athens on the other hand put a lot of emphasis on thoughts. The U.S.A is like Sparta, military is highly regarded. People make careers out of being in the military. People join the military like crazy, like most people are or have served in the military. It is a highly respected profession. If you have a military uniform on, a lot of people will stop you to say thank you for your service. It is even weird to us, when a president was not a former soldier. There are also perks to having a strong army, not once have I ever been afraid that of a "enemy" attacking America. In my personal beliefs regarding universal health care, is that I don't want it. My reasoning behind that is, what if I am perfectly healthy most of my life, but I am paying a lot of taxes just for nothing. Now one could say, well that money helps others, yes, but I have problems too, I have debts, mortgages, a family I have to take care for. If I still have money after that, then I would prefer to give it to a charity that I care for, but if someone else did not want to give that extra money away, then that is okay to me, they worked hard for that money and deserve to keep it. One thing I do support when it comes to health care, is making it illegal to not give prices out, in the U.S.A, hospitals are not required to tell you how much a procedure is until the procedure is done. Another thing I am worried about is choice in health care, I am worried that I will not be able to choose which facility I want to go to. Also, I am worried that the waiting time will go up.
"Hey I'm gonna hide my cousin Bubba in your closet with a gun, he's not gonna shoot you as long as we stay friends. He can also shoot people that try to rob you. But you don't wanna get on my bad side or Bubba might do something we both regret." wait. that sounds a whole lot like racketeering.
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Bondsteel in Kosovo is missing on the map
blackrock
all of the American Bases in Pakistan are abandoned by them
Scold soldiers for joining
That’s like letting your enemy move into your home. How stupid is that?
I'm sure you already know this Johnny but there is a huge court case about a hit and run incident near a military base here in the UK. The victim was a British citizen and the accused perpetrator was the wife of an American who was stationed at a base. She fled citing diplomatic immunity and thus hasn't faced trial. Highlights the grey area of jurisdiction with regards to American bases.
She was a diplomats wife I think this says more about how the US views other countries laws rather than bases. Even though the husband had diplomatic immunity not everything you do should be immune to laws expecially in countries which have justice systems that are similar to ours
Oh I remember tagging
@@colek2470 Her husband was never a diplomat. They just don't want it to go before a UK criminal court in case it's officially disclosed that the place is not an RAF base but a US forward listening post.
@@cliffdunlop8891 her name was Anne Sacoolas she is married to Jonathan Sacoolas who is an alleged nsa spy that had diplomatic immunity he might of not been what you think a diplomat is but both the UK and US government accepted that he was a diplomat. Not all people who are “diplomats” are there for relations between two countries
Wouldn't have happened at the Swingson roundabout.
It was wild being in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Azores and seeing an American base with a Taco Bell haha.
You: pay your taxes
What the tax money goes to: spicy guac
@@Kazwire Doritos Locos Tacos
Lmao
unga bunga army strongest most big and powerful unga bunga!
I was stationed at lajes air base Portugal...aka azores island. 2005-07. Small but active base. Joint base. Host nation Portuguese.
1 out of 4 bases I was stationed at. Not to mention tdy training locations.
Johnny: I am not going to explain every base
The Pentagon: Please do...
Funny, If he goes around asking people about what is like to live in those bases and what they do, he can be prosecuted as "spy"
I know its crazy but it's The USA, the same country that attacked his own people for oil sooo, we will see.
@@jinzok That makes sense
@@jinzok He said he wanted to know from people who live next to them.
@@jinzok u can't get in trouble for asking people what it's like to live near a military base.
CIA to Johnny: You spy.
Pentagon: Wait !
8:54 Holy crap, As a South korean, I had no idea we had THAT many US bases here. Coupled with the fact that the US can take control over the korean military in war(wartime OPCON), it might as well just be US territory.
Ding!
How does that make you feel?
You are US territory though, not de jure, but de facto.
事实上，南朝鲜也是美国军事基地。
It is already
U.S Army: We lost a base in the middle of the desert in Africa
Pentagon: We had a base there?
😂
there is no way pentagon don't know where the bases are come on
@@ronlyon4645 there is no way this joke go over poeple's head come on
if I'm correct, congress actually forgot we had a war in the congos for years until we were reminded
Ok
And then Us people:
I wonder why all people around the globe care about our elections
👏👏👏👏
It is very important to the rest of the world. Depending on who's elected, the color of the bombing planes might change to rainbow color.
@@billisultan6224 i believe the US mostly uses bombing drones now
Because you guys have a shit load of influence, plus... it's a joke and the whole show around it, quite entertaining for us.. You pick the puppet on the left or the puppet on the right? What a choice.. hehe
Besides, for some reason all the internet talks about the election, even our local news and Trump did made it very special, this politics.. what a dick.
But in a way you are right, why oh why is the world so interested in America? I know so many other places that are just better places to be. I guess Americans are so loud, hard to ignore you guys.
@@billisultan6224 dont forget that now drones in Syria will have blm and refugees welcome signs
I was at a basketball tournament and the schedule said my team was playing a German team (I’m from Californian and the tournament was in Las Vegas). When we walked in and saw the team, we were surprised bc they were all American and spoke no German and had no accent. We later found out it was a team of kids that lived on a American military base in Germany.
That’s crazy, life has to be odd for them though
@@monke5403
feels normal when it’s your whole life
I had very similar just reversed experience. We took part in the European scout Jamboree and were kinda suprised that there was a group of US boy-scouts. Yep, inhabitants of the military bases in Germany and yes, they didn´t speak any German...
About ten years ago I drove around Europe for a few months. Saw multiple vehicles - mostly in Germany, but to a lesser extent in other countries too - with license plates from various US states. Apparently, foreign-based US servicemen and members of their families ship their American vehicles over there in containers.
@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available It’s the same here in the UK. Lot of people I work with brought their cars from home over here. I can buy a car from the states and have it shipped over here as well through the military’s automobile program.
I've got a friend who is in the Royal Navy and was stationed in Norway for a few months, he said that the day he realised the sheer mass of the US military and its budget was when he left his barracks for only a day and when he came back there was a massive US camp/ base set up right next to him. He couldn't believe just how fast all the equipment and barracks had been formed together although often speaks of the mental funding of the US.
lets goo usaa!!
The US has been focused on winning the logistical front of any conflict since before 1941. That doesn’t shock me very much.
@@DarkLobster69Yeah, winning the logistics and losing the war
@@AliAli-et7zy bro 💀
@@AliAli-et7zy Which one did we not win? Our wars for independence? Nam? Tactical win. Korea? It's in an indefinite state of ceasefire, no one "won". We're technically still at war. Our Civil War? Same case as the previously mentioned war. 91? Huh, that was a hand down... decisive victory.
And remember it's because of US that friendly Euros had a chance against Germany. We win.
We are the champions of the world because we have focused on itel and logistics almost from day one. #Sonofavet.
The “lets map every us military base” thing really makes it sound like you wanna get out on a watchlist
Oh, any type of investigative journalist like Johnny is already on one, trust me :)
@@Jonijonh when investigative journalists are on watch lists, you know the gov't doesn't represent the people
this is america, no one gets on any "government watch list" for being an investigative journalist. most of these guys have friends and family in the government or have worked for the government themselves. don't know what country you guys are from but in the US the government is not above the law.
sooo.... you don’t seem to like the fact that the USA has military bases... cooky.....🇺🇸
@@mariacheebandidos7183 so....we just gonna ignore the Snowden documentary then.
Do you know what makes the American military such an aggressive fighting war machine? On every base and ship around the world they installed the Taylor C602 Ice Cream Maker ( the same one used by McDonalds ) and it never works and it really really pisses them off.
Haha
Bravo 👏🏽
😭💀
The business model for taylor and the military industrial complex is very similar. Both like it and profit off of things being broken.
Nice!
*Johnny gets a text*
US Department of Defence: “aye fam delete this rn”
They wouldn't do that bc of Streisand effect, instead they would do a PR blitz on MassMedia and newspaper opinion pieces that all the countries that have bases in them got into "willing partnerships", that way they can easily muddy up the conversation
they probably can, there is a ton of former NSA officials in Google
I like how the US DoD’s voice is the voice of a Toronto man
I was searching for this comment.
This is all public information not like he is exposing anything our enemies don't already know
Not everywhere , I just checked inside my fridge and I can confirm there isn’t any US military there 😂
Are you sure? Did you check with a microscope?
There's probably NSA in your fridge though ))
us: looks like you in need of a little *democracy*
Ahh yes, i love democracy
the us when they see a country with oil but ran with leaders they dont like
us: imma do whats called FREEDOM
More like "Oh your democracy gave power to someone we don't like?"
*intensely interferes with foreign democracy*
US supports Saudi 🤣
@@ads2711 al saud gets support from US. Don't forget that 🤣
“Alright listen I’m not going to explain every single base.”
No seriously please continue and do all of them. This is fascinating.
He should really, at least make a list with the source that revealed its location. I was deployed to the Middle East before, and can already tell some of those dots don't have a US facility on them but are rather that of the host nation. Or it's a military reservation that between temporary exercises is just an empty field.
4:22 "It wasn't too long ago when I used to think that having military bases in other countries was totally normal"
This might be the most American saying I have ever heard
thought of an ignorant stupid like most of the usa they do not know anything about other countries or map
@@fjk1728 ckfeliz was right. But calling all Americans stupid and ignorant is just that. Europeans are probably just as, if not more ignorant of US geography, but we don't shame them for it, because it's irrelevant to them.
@@fjk1728 You are such a Fool.
@@fjk1728 Ignorant of you to call all Americans ignorant
@@jonathanherge7642 Europe is a continent and US is a country why would you need to learn about every country's geography lmao
Hey @johnnyharris You missed one in Poland, Redzikowo - it is the most important military base for EU because of it's anti rocket system. I was actually a student there in middle school, the base is right behind it lol.
"If you're not an American, then you already know how that feels"
Jesus christ, that hit way too close to home
Talk about it
@@adamsilverman2 Russia only has 21 military installations worldwide, in allied countries, compared to the 800 that the U.S has. Not remotely comparable.
@@adamsilverman2 now THIS hits home a bit too close
I can’t even imagine. I’m sorry.
@@shyaminator If you live in europe its likely this is the case though
"Imagine a world where the most powerful country on earth wasn't the US but rather Spain"
Me as a portuguese: *chuckles* I'm in danger
Lmaoo facts bro
@The Begotten. what?
@@statistics2143 Based on how I see China interact with other countries, especially less powerful countries, I think things will not be different in other countries. Western countries fear china cause they are being challenged.
@@neilnelson7603 you do realise China hates everything that is America so say goodbye to the gender studies and hello to gulags
@@neilnelson7603 no friend of the us, but say hello to cultural genocide
2:14 "The US military is so big, that even the US military doesn't know how big it is".
Me: Hahaha, you're the best.
This is true because they did an audit and the commander really had no clue the exact amount of bases.
In my personal opinion, maybe the know, but they will not said that, they will not say we’re are those military bases, how much money they spend and what kind of equipment they have there, it’s much better to said, well I don’t know, my dog eat my homework haha
They know but are mum for security reasons
This response is just a decoy. Somewhere inside the PENTAGON is a body or a group that is aware of this but of course this knowledge is Top Secret for National Security reason(s). I invite everyone to response, please.
How.
When doing dots on a map, it helps to have them outlined by black or white... Colorblindness makes it hard to see that color you used over a land colored map!
Just a lil accessibility tip!
If the government wasn’t on to you after this video... the McDonald’s video definitely sealed the deal
House of TAYLOR sends regards
@@jameskim1505 oh shit..
@@jameskim1505 I didn’t mean it im sorey
@@whitebread7926 😆😆😆😆
Just put an Official Information Request in to the Govt and ask if there is any active investigations on you.
Johnny: I'm not going to explain every base
Us: Please do
Haha indeed
Yes!!
Is that an unintentional pun? Us/U.S. You know, given that even the Pentagon itself doesn't know about them perfectly well.
@@rikka_ttbn You really believe the Pentagon does not know,LMAO
US playing real life Starcraft and making sure all mineral resources have expansion bases.
Loooool
😂😂😂fuck
Lmfao. Bruhhhh. Talk about perfect analogy
So true. Also, the random airstrips are outpost ships in master of orion!
They need that vespene gas! ⛽
I think the craziest part of most of our bases Is that they're in places we ravaged before. Okinawa for example, we destroyed that place & not to long ago I had a buddy stationed there. That's wild to think about.
The Japan bases have a horrible reputation still. Rape and violence to locals is still prevalent
The Japanese are the one that destroyed that place lmao
@@danielcoffin4410joint effort.
Part of the treaties that ended the war was partial US occupation (for many reasons) and they are free to ask us to leave whenever they want, but they’d rather have our base than be a part of China.
The thing that I like about the US is that even after invading a country they are at war with, they will spend millions or even billions in aid to help said country rebuild.
They did it with Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, and several other countries. The Berlin Airlift is probably the best example of this
"Imagine Spain having military bases around the world", kinda hard to imagine cuz nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition
nobody expects a global spanish hegemony!
When Spain unveils its secret military bases, they'll be armed with caravels from the 15th century.
@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721I'll get my cup of tea and watch
I see what you did there, Monty.
Lolol, nice
People: The U.S Military must have so much secret technology and information.
The Military: How many bases do we have again?
and you don't need secret security clearance to enter any military base. a DOD dependant cardholders enter all the time. this dude sucks as a researcher. and also category 6 for space A travel with DOD Card. category 5 with blue retired card.
They pretend to not know to keep some things secret.
@@aychemara Ya this guys an idiot. He had no idea what he was talking about. And half those countries want American military presence and would be under chinese rule with it.
@@bobohunter1776 lmao you say he has no idea what hes talking about and them come out of nowhere with "China would rule" something something. Keep letting the gov take your taxes.
@Procyon Lotor how many of those are private for profit I wonder haha
Americans: god why do you Europeans care so much about the American elections?
Me, a European: well...
Doubt anyone has ever said this, if they have, they don’t know how important the country they live in is
@@HighkEdits Believe me, they DO.
They did A LOT some months ago.
@@antidevgodot As an American, i saw that...
@@HighkEdits bro I am actually Euporean and Americans have actually said this to me... multiple times
I think Americans don't realize how much of their news, issues and culture (especially pop culture) seeps into other countries. Even if you don't give a damn, it's pretty hard to escape it.
U.S to immigrants: Don't come here, we'll go where you're at....
American: why everyone care about the election ??
Me who lives in the middle East: does that give you an idea ???
Trump 2024
Because it's pretty much ur country lol.
@@moimoi4725 please stop
@@gymsserver2970 leave Trrrrp alone
God will deal with him
Matthew 7:15
@@jonathanlee5520 damn bro Matthew 7:15 says about trump? Yo Bible is really updated lol
"Even the US military doesn't know how big the US military is"
Sounds like... warhammer 40k lol
Except it's pre-horus here- *BLAM*
You know in Dawn of War when your done with your main base then build other smaller ones just in case your main gets destroyed 😂😂. That's what I kept thinking about through out this video 😅
@Zara Ahmed bad comparison
@Zara Ahmed afganistan may be poor but they got support from russia
@Zara Ahmed maybe cause said terrorize hide in civilian populated area's where they have the home front advantage as well the us wanted to try limiting civilian casualties, can't really bombs a foriegn country's city without repercussion. Not say the US didn't do that. The civilians of US kinda didn't support the idea either.
You’re missing a bunch off the coast of Western Australia - their warships dock in our harbour and they have bunch of bases here
Mighty Mighty US. Xi and Putin don’t understand this
@@gulfst8364 theyll never understand, even their own citizens wanted to come US for better living.
@@gulfst8364 Well, to become targets of hypersonic missiles???
@@nightly777 That's why America now is one of the most unequal countries in the world and Murica just printing with Fiat money and only few Chinese and Russian with questionable quality become US lapdogs???
@@nightly777 You know, having 800 bases makes you bankrupt inside, even with the mercy of international institutions you own.
seems like they never got out of colonising mentality
I was living in Egypt awhile back and my best friend's father was an engineer in the US navy there. We used to go to the military base and man, it was like I skipped flying a plane and took a camel to America. We had dunkin donuts, subway, grocery stores with only American products and only takes dollars. The houses and building complex on the bases were so different than Egypt's architecture that you really felt confused when you went back and forth in and out of the bases. There were even cars only found in America like mustangs and acuras.
Where’s the military base exactly located in Egypt
Johnny: Doesn't everyone have military bases in other countries?"
World: no
Sweden: With IKEA we engage in military conduct through meatball takeover
This is gold
you forgot the big obvious CHINAAAAAAAA
Lmao imagine in every ikea basement there's a weapon storage and the employees are actually military trained
Worse: assembling their furniture is psychological warfare XD
IKEA does not win against "Casas Bahia" from Brazil in brazilian territory...
The psychological warfare starts at the store... moments after you decide you want a new furniture...
"I'm going to map all the bases I can find."
CIA: "I'm just going to excuse myself for a bit. Just going for some cigarettes..."
Id say a week at best
this remind me of an episode of a Cartoon or a level in a Video Game the the U.S military were antagonists, and the protagonist are like "okay, we need to locate this American base full of captured secret technology" and then his friend goes "HEY I ALREADY FOUND IT ON THE INTERNET!" And the protagonist was like "Wha...buu....wha-WHAT?! That's friggen re.....tarded..... "
You must also calculate those bases that are officially of the hosting country but are actually used by the US military for example the Aviano air base in Italy
Military: We need to buy shovels for our soldiers.
Contractor: We can sell them to you for $10,000/each.
Military: Yes
And we pay for it
@@JoseLCiclista they have to be military quality .
If you think they payin 10,000 for the shovel u are seriously mistaken, the shovel is just a cover for the nefarious shit the government is using that 10,000$'s for...
No that is toilet seats, for real. Shovels are 5 bucks a pop.
It's called "best value" contracting.
Red dots on a green background...My colorblind eyes: Do Not Hold My Beer
For real
I’m not colourblind and it was still hard to see (at least for the South Korea shot.)
@@willrehmus9952 well i think you are then xD
True
@@The_Soviet_Onion great name ;D
Fun fact: When Spain, my country, joined NATO, we made a deal that consisted in the US removing its bases as we entered the organization. The bases are still there and no one has even tried to do anything about it
This is insane, and freaks me out
At least you dont have nuke in their base… 🙂🇮🇹
🤷♂️
USA is exceptional. Before WW2 we (the Hungarians) tried to join the Allies but the USA told us they don't want to upset the Germans. After WW2 the USA told us if we pay a bunch of money they make sure Hungary will be a democracy. We paid the money and they left the country leaving it for the Soviet Union. :)
Also in 1956 they promissed support if we rebell against the Russians, we did it and they took over Suez, the americans knew Russia can't intervene in Suez if they have to intervene in Hungary.
You have to love them, they are just so dishonest and sometimes evil while they preach about freedom and democracy.
@@Zodroo_Tint bro we didnt take the suez what are you talking about
Just came across your video although it was done a while ago. I was a transportation officer in the US Air Force. Actually there is a rather sophisticated system to identify every facility and ships at sea! Your count is about 100 short.
Some of these locations are part of communication networks. Some are intelligence gathering sights. Some are used to preposition equipment 'just in case'. Some are early warning facilities, like the one you mentioned in Greenland.
Johnny was like “yo why the breakfast so disgusting, I’m done man I’m exposing the US
Come on I want to know how to get rid of junk mail
Expose, how this is public information
Ngl i thought your name was a joke on kim jong un but yea
@@visorij3374 ?? How is any of this public information? The pentagon themselves know this should not be easily accessible
@@waynebest6488 I dont disagree but please tone down the block caps it's basically yelling
Now I understand why the US military annual budget is 700 BN $
1 second ago
WTF Too ridiculously stupud with too many militrary bases with 700 billion militrary expediture per year, and yet 40 million people are poor and 17 million people are homeless in the USA.
@@indmill2136 I mean if they cut spending there would be countries trying to invade it because it is the United States, also the military spends some of it on research, like the microwave was made because of military research
@@indmill2136 its only 556 K people homeless out of a population of 331 Million
@@inigobantok1579 Yeah thats Nothing basically
Lol China has a homeless population off 2million lol
The pentagon watching dis be like: WRITE THAT DOWN”
WRITE THAT DOWN
WRITE THAT DOWN!
Lmao
Underrated comment😂💯
Everything we do is stored online, everything. My best guess is they have a file on every American with an internet connection. If you ever become a politician the intelligence community will have a blackmail file. Thats what Hoover did with his phone tapping.
Very interesting. While serving with the US Air Force in the 1950s. I visited a few bases outside of the US. Also while serving with the Army in the 1960s. Thanks for the info. You have given me plenty of meat to record part of my life in the military to my grandchildren and great grandchildren. My own children are not aware also. PTL.
Wow how old are you
POV: Spain already have hundreds of military bases arround the world, they're all covered by the clothing stores "Zara"
😂😂😂
And hundreds of sweatshops to make the clothes
ZARA= Zafarrancho Armado Revolucionario Antiimperialista.
It’s not a clothing store, you are right, they are bases of the Spanish Empire (The Empire it’s not dead, that’s what they want you to think hahahahaah)
That’s why it’s called kingdom of Spain
Im done with you
In case anyone is wondering, that Northern base in Greenland is called Thule Air Base. It was established during the Cold War and is part of the Distant Early Warning or DEW Line for detecting incoming missiles.
While we were voting for Trump Taiwan was fighting off China using DEW We sold them.
And was built and maintaimed without denmarks aproval
when it was upgraded later on, it mistaked the moon for an attack
No one's mentioned the word *_Nuclear_* here yet.
hmmm... The Nazis emerged from an organization called the Thule Society, and then there was Operation Paperclip, which brought Nazi scientists over to work for the US government and military.
The reason why all those bases still exist is because they signed the same 1955 contract with the Taylor company which states every Taylor C602 ice cream machine must be kept and protected by the US military on every base ever made, and can NOT be removed or replaced unless you " call the guy"
I knew this led back to McDonald’s broke. Ice cream machines
Hahaha
😂😂😂
Bahahaha
😂😂😂
There is another base in the Philippines located in Cagayan de Oro City. It was our former airport that they turned into a US Base. It is in Lumbia.
I grew up in a German city with a big American army base. It has always been strange to me, knowing that there is a whole other world I'm not allowed to see behind that fence... I have never really interacted with any of them. It's kind of freaky to be honest
I’m an American serving on a US military base. I love interacting and getting to know the locals. Just know we are normal people
@@Victor-qw8sk it is important that you are also ready to treat the inhabitants of a potential foreign military base in your country as normal people =)
Hahaha that's exactly how a lot of Americans feel. From Area-51 to MK-Ultra, we're freaked out by our own government and for good reason considering the rumors surrounding both of the former were actually f*cking true.
@@Victor-qw8sk I have no doubt that the Americans serving on that base are people. It was just that our path never really crossed. The only former American soldier that served in my city who I've had a lengthy conversation with was someone I met in a Hostel in Australia.
To me it always seemed like the two worlds never cross by design.
@@Victor-qw8sk I think most people understand that the people serving there are just that, people.
The thing is, the base itself is still the base of a foreign military power. A military power that has proven time and time again that it is willing to start huge wars.
To me these US military bases in Europe feel like a ticking time bomb.
Additionally, I feel like it takes away some autonomy every nation should have. For example if the US military wants to they can easily control German airspace using these bases and Germany just has to live with that.
Accountants and analysts: “So, how much money did you spend last year?”
U.S. Department of Defense: “Yes.”
That is another thing. They used to publish this. The last report I ever saw on it, as a Contracting Officer, was around 2005. At that time we outspent by almost double, the next highest spending government in the world. It was astronomical and it has increased over a thousand fold since then.
Sun Tzu would be happy with that answer
@@benbog2 Gotta love Sun Tzu, shows there was great wisdom in ancient times. Common sense does not change, but people do become less and less moral over time.
We spent ALL the money 🤣
According to Donald Rumsfeld, during and after the invasion of Iraq, there was $2 Trillion of the Pentagon budget, that could not be traced.
The DoD watching this be like :
“Write that Down !!! , Write that Down !!!”
underrated comment
You mean chinese.
😂
@evil first why?
@evil first because it's the us' shit???
There was a US military base just 1 mile away from my house in Afghanistan, but now there isn't any. I wish I could send you some pictures on time.
imagine there were hundreds journalists in the world like Johnny Harris.
There are. Most of them work for places like the Wall Street Journal.
There are. Seek and you shall find.
There are thousands of real journalists. Only thing is, that the outlets wont buy their material anymore. Entertainment is where the money is.
there are...
There are 10s of millions with similar beliefs and goals, you just gotta focus on what it is your truly searching for. Johnny Harris is just one of those people. Ones who would search for facts and the truth of the world so we can understand it are what we need.
Meanwhile me an U.S Airman only knew about the existence of like 5% of these bases 😂
There’s multiple reasons, the US being in power the way it is, is probably for the best. Can’t imagine china being in power of the world
evil first nobody*
@@nevereverstopsingingare all American like this
@evil first that's why China want to be stronger
@evil first Wow, It's amazing the way americans have been led to worship their military. I understand the basic tenets of this mentallity but is really weird to me to see you guys thinking this way. How do you cope with the idea of having people from your country legally threatening millions of lives around the world with no push back solely due to your willingness to kill everyone? It's mind blowing!
as a swiss person, that one base is one base too much. Little do they know about our mountain turrets
Actually I think Johnny has done a video on that...
We do know. If you have heard of KISC, the BSA has a summer camp there. I have seen your mountain turrets. We just leave Switzerland alone for the most parts. Don't mess with the mountain turrets. They mess with you.
Was machsh denn du da?
I’m Swiss to from Ticino and yeah I think I base that you know the existence of is one base too much
we'll just drone strike your tiny country
47-year-old black woman in America…my father did two tours in Germany, one tour in South Korea. South Korea was before me, but I attended kindergarten at Katterbach Army Base in Ansbach, Germany. I attended 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at the Strasberg Kaserne, and started 7th grade at Baumholder American High School. I loved living in Idar-Oberstein, and I loved the locals who were involved in my very young life in Ansbach. These people had so much respect and reverence for my family and I. Military family culture abroad was very much a collectivist culture and each time we returned to the U.S. I just didn’t fit, and it didn’t matter how many years in the U.S. I got under my belt, I never fit. And then I got violated, my children were violated. The American government refused to uphold the law and constitution regarding me and my children’s rights. The only institution to offer me an explanation (not justice, not protection, not safety) was the FBI. I was told these things happen sometimes, and that they would look into it and call me back. They never called back.
In Greece, you missed the most infamous one, "Souda Bay", on the island of Crete. The largest and most prominent naval base for the United States and NATO in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Although designated as a Greek base officially, or as NATO, everybody here knows it's an American base, heavily used for all the Middle East operations.
I use Crete as a base for a watch tower in my world map for Age of Empires 2, and any cavalry passing through Egypt can get hit by it. :-)
@@scintillam_dei Yeah, it's a strategic island. Uncle Sam knows it!
Souda bay! Home away from home for a lot of my navy friends.
Thank god there is no Military base of Usa in india!
here in greece there are LOADS of bases,with the most important the souda bay as you said but NATO uses many more (tanagra,achialos,aktion etc.)
"what if Spain had bases everywhere?"
Portugal: oh caralho...
Spain DID have bases everywhere, and abolished cannibalism, and abolished human sacrifice, and spread chocolate. The US spreads AIDS.
@@scintillam_dei chocolate is even worse 100%
@@scintillam_dei wow... the US spreads AIDS? What's your source?
@@danieldjz their dick lmao
@@MattFand amazing, you must be a Nobel prize winner.
The government after watching this video: Hello Biden? Johnny's on to us.
@Aloko Zay joke that is out of place
@@inigobantok1579 Chill, I just wanted to make you laugh
Lolololololol....we aren’t Russia
@@frog403 that's what you think...
Just go read Base Nation by David Vine, and you'll learn all you'll need to know about our worldwide bases.
I’ve thought about that part of the reason Russia invaded Ukraine didn’t want the US that close but that’s what makes the US one of the smartest super powers they thought how can we be ready have troops there already and equipment it’s just logistics hard if they didn’t even with a navy like the US
First minute of this video: if the Spanish Armada had succeeded.
JAJAJAJA la LEGION, they have a goat
Latin would be the language of the world.
Lolz
@@antoniocuestamartinez7068 and also when parading, they march last and far away from other units because they go faster
Yeah, military bases is one of those things that if any country could do it, they’d be freaking doing it.
It’s not solely a US thing.
US is not inherently evil (not that JH is saying it is) as some people have adopted as their opinion.
The world can thank its lucky stars that the US has military bases everywhere, not Russia (for example), or...you know...ISIS.
I grew up on military bases. My father was in the Air Force. My knowledge which may be small, is most of these bases were built quite a few years ago and are now becoming obsolete. Germany used to have 88 US military bases and closed at least 11. Back in the 1980s, I remember driving around rural georgia(USA) and getting lost. I ran into a place that looked like a secret military site. There were no street signs, no life, nothing but trees and an enormous military fence covering lots of land. The military has bases everywhere.
@EIon Musk ꪜ Germany had 88 United States military bases located there. I should have worded my comment better.
Bruh this guy had clearance to all military bases across the world and he didn’t go Area 51.
LOL secret not even close he needs cosmic to get in there.
lmaoo
Luke you know there is 13 class above top secret. He could not enter even CIA HQ with that clearance.
He didn't have access to every single base across the world, he had OF-1 clearance (a clearance even a junior enlisted has) to NATO bases that were designated for OF-1 Clearance. Which is pretty low.
Your dog could get a secret clearence lmao its not even that cool
Recently US wants to have a base between Myanmar and Bangladesh as it published on all National and international news.
"Wasn't United States, rather Spain."
EU4 moment intensifies.
@@memelyshorts643 I agree
Fool it's ulm
Conquer the New Hope Land. Colonize it! Fort it!
Lol
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
My grandfather use to tell me “ visit the USA before they visit you”
@@teamacio9043 Sure, we're not angels. But if we're in your country, there's probably a good chance that it's because you're not either.
@@teamacio9043 😀😂 your people are social workers on the Earth,
..😀😂
Whatever US did is correct. For peace
@@teamacio9043 And so you perpetuate the same lies that an entire country is "evil" handed down to you from the last generation, who had those very same lies handed down to them from the generation that proceeded it.
@@teamacio9043what is the name of your country ...?
@@teamacio9043 russia could destroy the US
"Where do you work?"
*Me looking through the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of miles away from the US*
"Taco Bell"
*across
Unless you have some tech we don't know about 😳
super funny🤣
Why do China and Russia put their country so close to our military base? They are so aggressive.
Yes. The said military bases exist in those countries in close proximity to Russia and China because they are aggressive.
When I lived in Kuwait, I remember that we'd have people sell us pork products from the US military base. Being a muslim country, pork and alcohol was prohibited from being sold, but if you ever wanted to get any, the US military was your hookup
You forgot the call girls supply 😂😂
There was a big scandal being investigated by NCIS in Bahrain last year where people got pork products out of the Naval base and sold them to Filipinos who live there at very high prices.
@@peacefollower5026 Oddly enough, human trafficking stories were broken in Bahrain as well last year.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The respect the US gives when in your country... selling pork in a Muslim country, a total diss to their religion... I thought the US respected everyone’s religion....
there is another US military base in the south of Spain, in "Rota". My father used to work there. It's literally a small US city, pretty crazy
I used to live there
@James Erik Haryanto IPH Student no,if ccp know it, they will attack Taiwan before it. That is balance of us and China.
@James Erik Haryanto IPH Student maybe that will cause by the ww3
@James Erik Haryanto IPH Student well, there *USED* (emphasis on this) to be one there. Until 1979 when the US switched from the ROC to the PRC as the new China.
“What it’s like to live next to U.S military base?”
Replying in Chinese and Russian.
There are only 2,000 people in a base. It can be American or it can be Chinese. As long as you go to war, you can seize it by strength
Ten years ago, Iran did not have a military base. Iran’s military bases are now all over the Middle East. As long as you are willing to wage war, military bases can be established at any time. It is also possible to seize military bases from others. There is no international law under a state of war. Where do you want to build a military base depends on how strong your military strength is
@@sosoable Well, the whole reason of the existence of military bases abroad is to make your opposition’s operations less or even non cos-efficient.
Yes, you can take over military bases by force, but will you have enough money to maintain all those bases? They don’t even have much strategic values to you cause, again, the idea of military bases is to make your enemy spend more money on operations in the area.
@@HenryTitor There is a problem with your logic. Whoever has more military bases will spend more money. China did not start a war, and China does not consume money. Americans are now expansionist. Americans consume more
@@sosoable That is what makes U.S a unique situation. Because U.S dollar is currently the global currency unit, U.S can theoretically print as much money as they need to support all those expenses and the inflation will hardly be noticed because it was distributed to rest of the world.
US: We have the most powerful military in the world.
Taliban: Hold my beer.
Last time I checked the taliban doesn’t fly f-18s
"we dont know how big the military is"
pentagon: *laughs in black ops*
Murcia
maurice
@Justin S cia
*MURIKA
🇺🇸🇺🇸👏👏👏👏 Yup
The US does not have a base in Andaman and Nicobar islands (in India) but India and the US have signed a defence agreement that allows both the countries to use each other's bases at certain locations. It's called the LEMOA Agreement.
Yeah, i noticed that too.
He mentioned this in the video
@EIon Musk ꪜ and the CCP is stealing everything from Tesla, No Doubt, Catfish Elon right.......
@@rickjames18 Always the Yankee who believes China steals technology. They have many brilliant educated talents and China is rising (5g, Huawei, etc.) Did they copy those too? Racists like you can't acknowledge the fact that a non white country has made such huge strides and leaps on its own.
@@g.l7219 that’s funny, you think I’m white because I said the CCP is stealing technology from everyone it can...Lmao, first of all, I’m brown thank you. Second, I never said Chinese people are not smart. Actually they have smart and dumb people like any other country. I’m going to assume you have been raised in a country that has whitewashed your education, that’s not your fault. You have been brain washed if you don’t think the CCP is stealing technology from everyone. You think China just became a global economy without globalization? How did the Chinese military get it’s designs for most of its equipment? They reverse engineered mostly Russian but American stuff as well and others. If you ever talk to a Chinese university professor they will tell you all about how China let all foreigners into the country to learn and copy trade craft, patents, and products. Why do you think the CCP forces foreign companies to work with Chinese companies? Do you think China has grown as fast as it has all by itself? When you find the answers to all this then you can talk. And do yourself a favor, do some research with a VPN, don’t believe the state run media/CCP lies. You will be ignorant if you don’t learn the truth and you will lose face like you are now. Last, remember that if the world had not invested in China, China would not be what it is today. The problem with China is not the Chinese, it’s the CCP! Wake up!
The US is like that one guy that keeps condoms all around their house just in case.
Wow this comment deserves more thumbs lolol
Facts
And wonder why everybody who visits their house feels uncomfortable
@Hugh Jones A toothache became a headache became a prayer. & I thought the U.S. "only" had 176 bases globally? How many bones does the human body have again..? I'm happy I'm alive regardless; I must stop taking my marrow and my 'morrows for granted.
Mason Compton 爱痛鬼人 bro what? 😂
Update: In the vassal state of the Philippines, the United States now has nine military bases. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin inked the agreement with the Philippine government in February 2023. State Department Undersecretary Victoria Nuland (of 2014 Ukraine coup d'etat fame) followed in March. Raptors are now being serviced at Clark Air Force base.
Start cursing the US and NATO with the curse of the Midianites. May God give their office to another one who is more worthy of it.
“Vassal state” okay bro.
The Pentagon is using David’s list because it doesn’t want to reveal its true number of bases abroad haha
Dude, I can assure you the US Gov doesn't even have an exact number. Compartmentalization let's shit slip through. lol
Totally agree rimon, they spend taxpayers money on these military supplies. It's like use the list of other so that you don't have to show what you really have.
I thought it was funny how pompous both were about this. Here they are bitchin about our pressence everytwhere and all the tax dollars going to waste... ahhhhh hello you just said it, Johnny Harris. Our tax Dollars pay for this. If we are paying for all these bases and instalations and what not... gotta keep the lights on... gotta know where to send the bill... They know exactly how many the us has, they just want to see how much the public knows. Besides our military is not retarted, politicians yes but our military is on its game. Foolish to think otherwise.
TRUMP was the first president who didn't start or send our boys into war. yet he maintained The military presence around the world.
you see its important for us military presence around the world because of shit heads like china and the concentration camps they have, or all the genocide conflicts we've tried to stop. Some one like trump was maintaining the peace around the world, by letting China, the leading super power next to us, know we are not going to take your shinanigans. stop screwing over the rest of the world and your own people
@@aaroncook7536 You have no idea how the US Gov or US Military Installation works. You need to understand compartmentalization. Look it up. No ONE person knows everything about anything military related when it comes to their full size, and full capabilities. There are reasons for this.
DUH! It’s a bit of laziness but mainly deflection by using a college professor who automatically is given “creditability”. As a “reliable” source to shut Congress up.
UK: *cries proudly* THAT'S MY SON!!
😊
Like father like son
Lol
lol
@@markbenjamin1703 lol 🤣😆
I remember while serving my mandatory military service (I'm a Korean btw) I've met some USA soldiers who were great guys. I got to know them since I speak decent English and Korean military don't have many of those. I remember them telling me that their worst adversary wasn't North Korea, but it was their military recruiter.
American servicemen tend to hate their recruiter, because recruiters often have to lie or deceive would-be recruits to get them to sign up (because they have to meet recruitment quotas).
@@bluntcabbage6042
Whereas Korea has conscription which producers lower quality soldiers overall
It also just depends, I went in knowing the recruiter was going to lie and just asked if they had the job open that I wanted. The biggest thing is that you have benefits but getting those benefits are so deep in redtape that it’s not worth trying for it.
Coming from a veteran here, the drill sergeants in basic training tell you, "dont hate us, hate you recruiter" so seems pretty accurate.
@@ryanthomas9838
Did you regret joining or were you set on it before talking to the recruiter
I do wish this video would actually make the distinction between US bases, Airfields and outposts.
It looks like 1/5 of Japan is a US military base
Let's not talk about Europe
when japan surrendered, they became a permanent US vassal
The US military is Japan's military since ww2. And all the bases in Europe where set up during the cold war.
@2freeIvX Wrong, please dont spread misinformation because it triggered some patriotic duty. They do have an army, its called the JSDF. Also they are a vassal of the US. The JSDF is considered "self defense forces", yet under the guidance of the US, they have a foreign military base in Africa in Djibouti as a foreign military force against what the US considers enemies. They work as US vassals. Saudis and Israel have agreed mutually so they can take land there.
they send the hottest boys in Okinawa.
"Let me know, I wanna know about it!"
This is what an individual whose goal is to eat knowledge like it's breakfast.
he hate american breakfast so much, knowledge become his daily diet
Nobody:
The pentagon asking where their military base is:
The ironic thing of all this is that recently I saw an american news channel title as "The russian military tentacles" about a new russian military base in... russian territory
Americans are the most annoying nation. Can’t wait for China or India to replace them as a superpower.
@@charles8769 Hope you made popcorn cuz it’s not happening anytime soon…
@@Straystar1235 actually economists predict it’s happening in 7 years. You know, people more qualified than you
@@charles8769 I would hope its India over China though
@@5ld734 not likely. India is too divided, even internally. China is extremely homogeneous racially and religiously. India is the complete opposite. Also India’s government is far more corrupt than chinas.
Canada has a military base in Northern Nunavut Called ''Alert" it's considerably farther north than the base in Greenland.
The Pentagon majorly confused right now over whether they should stop Jonny or keep him going cause they wanna know about their bases too 😅
If NASA found oil on Mars, The Military gonna build a base there before elon does.
Elon works with the military.
eyyy that would be cool. honestly I am all for it if I can have the chance to be on another planet
@@vancouvercanada9179
Yup😂 SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA, heck even Virgin Galactic, they’re all contractors for the U.S Government and the DoD
@@braydenbronstein1190 They're sorta forced into it by the government, they are seen as private rocket manufacturers and have to be contracted. This is the same reason you wouldn't see any foreign employees on their teams.
@@offcolour3814
More or less😂 It’s the same with Google, they’re also more or less working as “contractors” for the CIA & NSA, which was highlighted by the 2013 Leaks.
Fun fact you can see unblurred satellite imagery of military bases just by going over to a Russian Google maps clone called yandex maps.
It's not a clone lmao
thanks bro
Yandex have the best image search.
The Russians have their own mapping satellites
@@Noblyuntruthful 😉
As far as we brazilians are concerned, there are no foreign military bases in our country.
That's probably because there's nothing of Value in Brazil 😅😉
I lived in Portugal my entire life, always heard people criticizing the US. In a time of crisis where our way of life is endangered, everyone demanded help from the US while still criticizing them but ignoring the previous criticisms.
Our military is underfunded and insufficient, while the US warned us time and time again that we should be more independent, we ignore it and ask them to cover for us
I can only conclude that we are dependent on this military presence because we want to, but also love to criticize it
When was the last time the Portuguese way of life was threatened and it was saved by the US military?
Was it when Portugal’s fascist government was fighting bloody wars and killing thousands in a vain effort to retain its colonial holdings?
@@angus7278 We had something called the "Verão Quente", a civil war between communists and liberals, where US diplomatic influence and pressure was essential to the establishment of a democratic republic after the fall of the authoritarian government (that was neither fascist nor communist, it played whatever side served it better). Without the USA we would have gone from one brutal dictatorship to another.
So yeah, in part, we kinda owe them our freedom which is now being slowly eroded
@@piupiu55 Thanks for sharing bro. Always had been curious. But what is the status of Portugal right now?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if SPAIN had Bases of LOVE established all over the world ? Ha. and CHINA wanted Bases of LOVE on the West Coast of Africia? Too bad for HUMANITY that LOVE BASES aren't established all over the world, isn't it ? SURE IS easier to feel more worthwhile , if the world were filled with LOVE instead of so many military bases ? Breaks my heart they're considered to be "necessary." LOVE IS DEEPLY NEEDED....Guess Sachimo said it best....HE's supposed to HAVE this whole world in his hands ? WHAT HAVE WE BECOME ?.
"Love, All Day Long"
Ana Marie Ceuca.
@@saksham379 What do you mean? Geopolitically, Politically, economically...?
I would actually love to tell you but I'm not sure about what you are referring to
Like they've been saying all along...
*"Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition!"*
Wow I haven’t heard that in 15+ years. Damn thank you for the memories
Hello, I speak Spanish and I have no idea what you mean by that phrase ... You were trying to be funny, maybe?
@@davidalexanderescobarescob6844 It's a meme
@@davidalexanderescobarescob6844 I think the spanish inquisition Have a 1 week notice but
Noone Expect the Spanish Inquisition
@@yann9378 ohhhhh, I see now jajajja That phrase is going to anger the Spanish xD
"Authentic Journalism is telling the people what the government doesnt want them to know" - Gary Webb (Rest in Peace)
Gary Webb! Brave soul!
Garry Webb smart man, brave man. shot him self in the back of the head twice ( allegedly)
Or doing their job for them because they are clueless. This should have scared people long ago when it began. Because it is too late the disease of incompetence, complacency and corruption is now embedded in every federal agency of our government, it should not surprise anyone that the government has obliterated the U.S. Constitution and doesn't know what it needs to know in order to protect our country even if there remain those who would have liked to.
Having military bases scattered around the world is greatly offseted by the introductions of modern weaponry. Stealth bomber, stealth submarine ultra fast missiles in a synchronize attack can neutralize all these at once.
Proud to be indian no US or any foreign miltary base in our country
India should retain its sovereignty. It's important for the subcontinent.
Whole india is american base
@@Blaze72sH we never lost it
@@revolutionary-brother it's not
So how big is the US Armed Forces?
DOD: Yes
I cannot imagine living in a country with 750 military bases and not have free acces to healthcare. With the massive economy the US has, they have so many options to better the world; in terms of doing something to global warming, or bettering their education system, getting socialized healthcare, anything along those lines, but they would rather have a giant military. I think it's a bit mad.
Edit: I know there are other ways to fund these things. For instance making sure Amazon and the like pays more than 1.2% in federel income tax. But for a country like The US, that's so keen on not paying anything to the government, I think it's wild that they accept such a big and expensive military.
very mad
Have you potentially considered that... I dunno, maybe these countries are able to socialize their healthcare system BECAUSE the United States subsidizes defence? Germany for example already underpays and underfunds the same NATO agreements we made, so guess who has to foot the rest of the bill.
We can ultimately afford most of both, we spend so much on just making social projects go halfway and keeping it there (switching funding back and forth, inconsistency between administrations that all have their preferred versions), that we end up allowing it to cost far more than it would if we went all in and kept regulations.
Idk man we used to have an excuse for free healthcare but now thats gone now we get made fun of 😐
some of it is honestly because America likes freedoms and countries with free healthcare tend to be more legislative on foods that industries sell. This is because in America having health problems associated with food/overeating is the individuals problem. Where as in a country with free healthcare it's the taxpayers issue more directly there for you have restrictions like how much sugar can be in a product. I'm not saying it's right but it's why I like to think our system is the way it is. To be less restrictive to the companies that would lobby to keep it that way. personally I'd want a system that gives a base amount of healthcare that everyone gets and an individual can be able to pay for more to keep from disrupting businesses and it's more likely how I think it would be instituted.
“As a poor college kid” Is literally part of the most powerful military alliance in human history.
@@Classact89 nothing to do with being white
@@minidwarfdude9230 word people need to realize that regardless of ethnicity, gender, or status if you are a US citizen you are blessed asf. People forget how lucky we are compared to the outside world.
@@Classact89 Pinpoint you being a failure please onto something else
@@Classact89 spotted the racist.
@Don't Look Up funny that I see this reply as I watched Jake trans video on war, and that it was always about oil. Definitely a sour hit of reality, we can improve this world as we grow, but yeah there's no denying that most of our peace stems from war.
Boy O Boy John Boy Really Likes his 🗺️ MAPS! 😂
I live in Puerto Rico, and there are a bunch of hundreds of military bases here. My grandparents always told me that in the Cold War they were a lot of bombing in those bases, and even some of them got into house areas where sometimes people died. In Vieques there were a base were they used to bomb a lot, and some civilians died (thanks to that, there were a massive protest some decades ago). Now days they're not bombing anymore but military airplanes and trucks (with armed soldiers) are normally seen...
Hey there! I'm diaspora and I've been trying to learn more about Puerto Rico and it's history these days. Do you by chance have any recs on UA-cam channels with content on Puerto Rico??
@@Suzanneyhearts well, I really can't say a specific channel, but there are somo random videos that explain a bit of the modern situation like, BBC, TheJuiceMedia, Spanish and Go, Vox(all of them just did only one/some videos) I really can't mention one channel that only specifics on Puerto Rico history. In Instagram they're some pages like Historia atraves del lente, Archivos del Caribe, Así era Puerto Rico and Salón Boricua.The last one has a very good podcast cald "El Telégrafo", but is only in Spanish.
Yeah, specially now when we can see national guard everywhere and casually AC 130s in the San Juan Air port. Saludos!
@@Suzanneyhearts there's a good channel (that most of her videos are of Puerto Rico) the channel is Bianca Graulau
Bombing*
I find it interesting that some Americans think of universal healthcare as an excessive use of their tax money and yet don’t talk about the amount of cash put into the department of defense every year
Okay. So imagine Sparta and Athens of ancient Greece. Sparta is a society that puts a lot emphasis on military, Athens on the other hand put a lot of emphasis on thoughts. The U.S.A is like Sparta, military is highly regarded. People make careers out of being in the military. People join the military like crazy, like most people are or have served in the military. It is a highly respected profession. If you have a military uniform on, a lot of people will stop you to say thank you for your service. It is even weird to us, when a president was not a former soldier. There are also perks to having a strong army, not once have I ever been afraid that of a "enemy" attacking America.
In my personal beliefs regarding universal health care, is that I don't want it. My reasoning behind that is, what if I am perfectly healthy most of my life, but I am paying a lot of taxes just for nothing. Now one could say, well that money helps others, yes, but I have problems too, I have debts, mortgages, a family I have to take care for. If I still have money after that, then I would prefer to give it to a charity that I care for, but if someone else did not want to give that extra money away, then that is okay to me, they worked hard for that money and deserve to keep it.
One thing I do support when it comes to health care, is making it illegal to not give prices out, in the U.S.A, hospitals are not required to tell you how much a procedure is until the procedure is done.
Another thing I am worried about is choice in health care, I am worried that I will not be able to choose which facility I want to go to. Also, I am worried that the waiting time will go up.
The reality of this world is some superpower has to be on top, if it’s not the US I’ll be China or Russia.
I wish my taxes were used for healthcare, social security, and making the towns and cities better and safer
@@duchess8762 I hate that our recent presidents haven't beem veterans
*I WANT UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE.*
Nobody:
The USA: Hey I like guns, but I ran out of room at my place. I'll give you $20 if you let me hide one under your couch.
would be nice if it was the case.
germoney pays for the bases
@@Dinitroflurbenzol they could opt to stop paying and practice their Russian.
@@roxyroxii1152 lol crazy they prefer the US over Russia who woulda thought
"Hey I'm gonna hide my cousin Bubba in your closet with a gun, he's not gonna shoot you as long as we stay friends. He can also shoot people that try to rob you. But you don't wanna get on my bad side or Bubba might do something we both regret."
wait. that sounds a whole lot like racketeering.
@@budsmoker8539 Yeah it’s like saying you’d want Joe Biden to babysit your kids because at least he’s not Jared from Subway lmaoo