Santo Domingo.- Some geopolitical experts wonder why many European countries became semi colonies of USA After the implementation of the Marshall Plan.
The answer is in a program designed in 1948 by former American State Secretary George Marshallafter the devastation of the Second World War.
To recover European economies, loans with high interest were established, promoting the creation of financial institutions such as the World Bank and IMFboth founded in 1944.
13 billion dollars were allocated to reconstruction, mainly benefiting France, the United Kingdom and Germanythat today dominate the western European block.
The economic benefit for the United States
The Marshall Plan included a clause that forced the beneficiary countries to hire US companies for reconstruction and to pay in dollars. In this way, the US not only controlled European recovery, but also obtained great profits.
But the program not only generated an economic, but also military dependence, since European countries had to buy weapons from the US as part of the agreement.
Military expansion and base creation in Europe
With the argument of protecting their interests, Washington He deployed military bases in several European nations, mainly in England, Germany and Poland. This presence consolidated American domain in the region and guaranteed its influence on European policy and security.
In 1949, the US promoted the creation of NATOa military alliance designed to strengthen its control in Europe and oppose governments that did not respond to their interests, especially those with affinity towards Russia.
Interventions and consolidation of American domain
Over the years, NATO played a key role in the elimination of leaders that did not align their policies with Washington. Among his most notorious interventions are the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavia, Sadam Husein in Iraq and Muamar Gadadafi in Libya.
He also led the intervention in Afghanistanwhere the Taliban government was overthrown and, paradoxically, later restored by the Americans themselves.
In this way, the United States managed to make Europe a block dependent on its economy and military powera control that is maintained until today.
