Most Americans likely assume that the mission of the US Coast Guard is to protect the coasts of the United State from maritime threats. Increasingly, though, that is no longer true, as Coast Guard vessels and personnel now routinely operate thousands of miles from the US homeland. Moreover, they frequently are not engaged in "defensive" missions, but are instead part and parcel of Washington’s arrogant force projection around the world. The traditional missions were not always sensible or...
Read the rest of the story by clicking on the Title link, below...
from Just Whose Coast Is the Coast Guard Guarding?
