"The U.S. military provides security guarantees which liberate a large chunk of global demand, e.g. Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the EU, for consumption. And the U.S. financial system lubricates the global flow of capital, goods, and services."
You don't actually believe that? The sole function of the US military is to protect US interests - no one else's! How would you feel if the Chinese navy parked itself in the Gulf of Mexico claiming to protect the free flow of global commerce? You would correctly proclaim that to be nonsense. Some goes for the US military. Don't believe the propaganda...
You don't actually believe that? The sole function of the US military is to protect US interests - no one else's! How would you feel if the Chinese navy parked itself in the Gulf of Mexico claiming to protect the free flow of global commerce? You would correctly proclaim that to be nonsense. Some goes for the US military. Don't believe the propaganda...