eli5: Why does USA have military bases and soldiers in many foreign countries?

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eli5: Why does USA have military bases and soldiers in many foreign countries?

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Why does the cash truck send security guards to pick up cash from the store? Why are bananas $0.29 all year around in Kansas?

To maintain global economic hegemony. US Marine General Smedley Butler gave a great speech after the end of his career when he talks about the his military career just being used as a global form of security for big business.

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