The NYT has finally seen the interventionist elephant in the room. The problem is they have only gotten as far as the trunk.

http://original.antiwar.com/srichman/2017/10/29/new-york-times-acknowledges-us-global-empire/

The Oct. 22 editorial, “America’s Forever Wars,” began:

The United States has been at war continuously since the attacks of 9/11 and now has just over 240,000 active-duty and reserve troops in at least 172 countries and territories.

That alone ought to come as a shock to nearly all Americans. The UN has 193 member states — and the US government has a military presence in at least 89 percent of them! The Times does not mention that the government also maintains at least 800 military bases and installations around the world. That’s a big government we’re talking about. And empires are bloody expensive.

The Times went on: Read the rest of this entry »