Did we ever invade any countries?

norman.ho

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9 _# p  n8 l3 K2 Z- ?6 INovember 11, 2011.  Peter Hartcher Sydney Morning Herald political editor公仔箱論壇8 C0 R, y) i+ q( I( b% K: o

* ~7 z: P, V, ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBARACK OBAMA is to announce that the US will begin rotating Marines through an Australian base in Darwin in a permanent new military presence, intensifying the alliance in a sign of heightened concern about China.
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He is scheduled to make the announcement with the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, when they visit Darwin next Thursday during Mr Obama's first visit to Australia as president. The 26-hour visit will mark the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. d, _; Y/ g9 ]( f  {/ a

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Two-thirds of all US Marines are based in the Pacific, with big concentrations at US bases on Okinawa Island in Japan and Guam, a US territory 2000 kilometres north of Papua New Guinea.公仔箱論壇+ T4 w0 ]& }! s9 R' P; ]
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''This is all about the rise of China, the modernisation of the People's Liberation Army and, particularly, it's about the increased vulnerability of US forces in Japan and Guam to the new generation of Chinese missiles,'' said Alan Dupont, the Michael Hintze professor of international security at Sydney University.
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norman.ho

And just some stats on US Marines presence in Asia to give a better picture:
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Japan: 40,201.7 \# d7 J; N# B4 }
Guam: 4,958.
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Now, answer these questions and get a $TVB888:公仔箱論壇& j( j8 q3 p2 ]! r
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Which country invaded Vietnam?
+ F: }* F& _- H公仔箱論壇Which country invaded Iraq?
/ \8 a' Y- l! s' CWhich country invaded East Timor?
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norman.ho

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0 X7 y' |  |' R" ]; `8 rAnd here are some stats on US Weapons of Mass Destruction:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
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Nuclear program start date         21 October 19395.39.217.76- Q2 ^/ z7 W. ]6 }+ ?
First nuclear weapon test                                 16 July 1945
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Largest yield test                                                 15 Mt (1 March 1954) (Mega tons)5.39.217.76  M8 p! O) l; J
Total tests                                                         1,054 detonations
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Maximum missile range                                        13,000 km (8,100 mi) (land)
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. As of 1999, the U.S. was said to have 12,000 nuclear weapons of all types stockpiled.

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. In its Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) declaration for 2003, the U.S. listed 5968 deployed warheads as defined by START rules.

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. For 2007, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists listed the U.S. with about 5,400 total nuclear warheads: around 3,575 strategic and 500 nonstrategic warheads; and about 1,260 additional warheads held in the inactive stockpile. Other warheads are in some step of the disassembly process.

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.The exact number as of Sept. 30, 2009, was 5,113 warheads, according to a U.S. fact sheet released May 3, 2010.

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$ g  M9 _1 s( uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。In 2010, the Pentagon disclosed that the current size of its nuclear arsenal is a total of 5,113 warheads operationally deployed, kept in active reserve and held in inactive storage. The figure does not include the estimated 4,600 warheads that have been retired and scheduled for dismantlement. The number of operationally deployed strategic warheads stands at 1,968

felicity2010

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The late Chalmers A. Johnson, a professor from the U of California, has written extensively on this subject: Blowback,Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire; The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic; Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic. In these books, he describes America as an empire of bases, attempting to build it in the Roman model. The number of bases keeps on increasing despite the end of the Cold War. Its role has fallen out of strategic necessity, and explains part of the reason why there is an ever-increasing military expenses. 5.39.217.76* D- i& ~' x+ x1 d) A  T1 K3 k
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Like the bases in Okinawa, they were built on the best land in the island. There are constant conflicts between US servicemen and the local residents. The crimes committed by the US soldiers fall outside the jurisdiction of Japan and they would be put on trial in US military courts which frequently pass out very lenient sentences. 公仔箱論壇3 F& }# e. x) V

7 C, }1 j7 a: XChalmers Johnson on American Hegemony
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norman.ho

Thank you felicity for your comment.  It might appear that I am very against US, it is partly true, nearly all of their foreign policies are absolutely noxious.
, r! g0 K  \; @& n3 Y  ?公仔箱論壇On the other hand, many of my good friends are from the US; and I fully respect and admire those political intellectuals and artists who are living there.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, s% k- }5 F2 {# r8 i$ C
One thing about the US:  people are allowed to speak their mind openly without worrying too much of the subsequent consequence. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 U) Q5 f* B( F' v5 Y" _
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Will spend some time to watch the clip again.  Thanks.