While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the Moody’s Corporation downgrade’s the U.s.’ perfect credit rating of AAA to Aa1, citing inability/unwillingness of the Federal government to control its excessive spending and the costs of refinancing already existing debts amid the prospect of increasing interest rates.
[added 2/8/2026] Thanks to Yahoo! News for this entry.
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Moody’s lowers U.S. credit rating to ‘Aa1’
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/moodys-downgrades-united-states-credit-rating-on-increase-in-government-debt.html
The Irony Of Moody’s Downgrade Of U.S. Credit | ZeroHedge
www.zerohedge.com/markets/irony-moodys-downgrade-us-credit
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