'Counter-terrorism'?: Two decades after 9/11, new interactive map details footprint of US war machine in 85 countries -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net
© Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images A U.S.-led airstrike targeting Islamic State fighters blasts a densely populated neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq on July 9, 2017."The map raises a number of questions. Why is the United States militarily active in so many countries? Are these operations meeting the stated U.S. goals of reducing violence against Americans?" A new report published Thursday details United States so-called "counterterrorism" operations by the U.S. military in 85 nations since 2018 as part of its "Global War on Terror," the open-ended post-9/11 campaign that has seen over half a...