U.S. support produced unbroken one-party rule in the largest base hosts.

Evidence

The U.S. government also provided similar covert and overt support in the aftermath of World War II for the right-wing Liberal Democratic Party in Japan and for dictatorial governments in South Korea. This support ensured that of the four countries worldwide hosting the largest number of U.S. bases, three saw virtually unbroken one-party rule for half a century or more. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 305

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

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• The U.S. holds more foreign bases than any empire in history (similarity 0.83)
• All non-U.S. countries combined have about thirty foreign bases (similarity 0.81)
• The U.S. base network exceeds any prior empire’s footprint (similarity 0.80)
• Overseas bases are among the least contested policies in American politics (similarity 0.80)
• The United States tends to support dictators in nations hosting its bases (similarity 0.80)
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• The destroyers-for-bases deal marked the start of US global basing empire (similarity 0.79)
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• By 1900 the U.S. had an overseas base network rivaling European colonial powers (similarity 0.78)
• All non-US countries combined hold thirty bases versus America’s eight hundred (similarity 0.78)