US military bases abroad can be isolated enclaves of affluence contrasting with local poverty

Evidence

The contrast between the base and its surrounding landscape was dramatic. Amid fields of peaches, apricots, and grapes, the base was ringed by a razor-wire-topped fence, security cameras, and motion detectors. Inside, there were perfectly ordered roads, large swaths of manicured and lavishly watered grass, shaded picnic areas and barbecue pits, children’s playgrounds, skate parks, pools, neat apartment blocks, and row upon row of parking. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 320

Categorization

• CANDY: The image of a military mega-base that looks like an outlet mall amid Italian peach fields is a striking, concrete visual worth sharing.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 320