US containment strategy treated Iran as the region’s central threat

Evidence

U.S. officials may say that building new bases in East Asia (on top of hundreds of existing ones in the region) is defensive and will help ensure the peace. But how do those bases look from China’s perspective? A base that’s reassuring for one power can look like a threat to another. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1060 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Obama’s defense strategy pivoted to containing China and Iran through regional allies — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 434; Defensive bases can appear threatening to the nations they encircle — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1060

Broader Connections

• Defensive bases can appear threatening to the nations they encircle #expands (0.82) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1060