We have been told many times that the US is sending some "military advisers" in various countries including at least Yemen, Philippine and Georgia, in the last case to the great displeasure of Moscow that realise that this move is linked to the well-known large reserve of oil and gas there.
- On average, 22 percent of all U.S. servicemen were stationed on foreign soil during 1950-2000. In 2003, 27 percent were deployed.
- There have been an average of 2.33 million military personnel on active duty per year from 1950-2000. In 2003, 387,920 troops were stationed on foreign soil. This figure is out of a total of 1,434,377 personnel. Deployments have ranged from a high of 1,082,777 troops in 1968 to a low of 206,002 in 1999.
- Since 1950, 54 countries have hosted at least 1,000 American troops. During the typical year, 20 countries hosted 1,000 (or more) U.S. soldiers. An additional 11.8 countries hosted 100 to 999 American troops. During the 1990s, troops were concentrated in fewer countries. In 2003, 14 countries hosted 1,000 or more American troops.
- Foreign deployments have been concentrated in Europe and Asia. More U.S. troops in Europe and Asia that anywhere. During the second half of the 20th century, 52 percent of deployed troops were in Europe and 41 percent in Asia. More than one-third of troop deployments during 1950-2000 were to Germany alone, which hosted over 10,000,000 U.S. military personnel.
- The US has had troops deployed in the following countries on a more or less permanent basis:
. Europe 116000
. Japan 43,000
. South Korea 37,000
. Djibouti 1,500
. Egypt 800
. Philippine 500
- Now the US is preparing for global war on terrorism the US has soldiers in the following countries:
. Afghanistan 9,000
. Bosnia/Herzegovina
. Georgia, military advisers and base 1,500
. Iraq 146,000
. Kirgikistan, base.
. Kosovo 1,800
. Kuwait, bases.
. Tajikistan, base.
. Pakistan, many bases.
. Red Sea, naval patrols.
. Saudi Arabia, base.
. Sudan, military advisers in preparation for action in Somalia.
. Turkey, bases.
. Uzbekistan, base.
. Yemen, military advisers.

President George W. Bush had said many times, and this has been repeated by the Secretaries of Defence and State as well as by General Franks, that the "war" on terrorism will not end in Afghanistan nor in Iraq. They said that American troops will stay in Afghanistan and Iraq for many years but they added that the fight would go on -perhaps in different ways- in all the other countries that support Al-Qaida in any way. It is believed that this means, above all, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Indonesia.

Let us hope that the US will limit their intervention at diplomatic and economical war, and that they will not send their bombers there too. There is little risk that they would send troops, as they are not ready to risk the life of any American. Let us hope too that most other countries, allies or not -with Britain, apart- will stay out of these actions, the risk of a world war with the Arab countries, supported by the Muslims all over the world,
is too great. Better isolate these countries and let them rot inside their borders.

In the Arab world outside Iraq, Muslims are getting very angry in this beginning of April 2003. Islamist terrorism will breed on this and create problems to the west. Some Arab leaders said that as a result of this war, they expect one hundred new bin Laden! Let us hope they are wrong.

At the beginning of April 2003, quite a few countries are worrying who will, be next the next victim of the American's crusade -or should we say, Bush's. They are quite a few candidates:
- Syria, a country that opposed the invasion of Iraq. They also called on April 10, 2003, for the end of the American and British "occupation."
- Iran has been, and will be again, under strong pressure from the USA to stop its military nuclear programme and its alleged links to militant Palestinian groups.
- Libya opposed the war in Iraq but did not take any actions against it. Sanctions are still in place.
- North Korea itself fears that it is next on the list of countries to be invaded because of its military nuclear programme.
- Cuba is the fifty-year-old American's enemy and with a man like George W. Bush in the White House it could well be invaded soon.