Well the bases in europe do help US national interessts. They are not there to defend Europe... Not there to defend Europe? I spent time in Europe in the military and it was exactly the reason we were there. Now it's our interest to be in Europe because of interest outside of Europe? What are we defending? Considering our navy and long reach weapons, specifically what interest is that? BTW, in war, an airport can easily and quickly be seized and utilized.
Not there to defend Europe? I spent time in Europe in the military and it was exactly the reason we were there. Now it’s our interest to be in Europe because of interest outside of Europe? What are we defending? Considering our navy and long reach weapons, specifically what interest is that? BTW, in war, an airport can easily and quickly be seized and utilized.
Oh come on.
Please don´t try to tell me that lets say 30.000 US soldiers (+ a US military hospital “where all wounded from iraq and afghanistan are brought too) in germany defend “europe”.
I mean serious against whom?
the bloody hordes of the swiss or what? (because this would be the only none EU country which borders germany)
This is not cold war anymore.
Under this logic the german air base (yeah they have one ;-) in new mexico does defend the US too (against the invisible bogeyman.
Or don´t they?
Does this mean when the german fighters leave the US will be defenceless?
I guess not!
This bases are there for strategic alliances and not for dirrect defence of a country because of the simple fact neither the US nor “europe” faces any danger for a forreign invasion. I mean how should they the US and “europe” together spend 2/3 of the golbal money for the military.
(US 50% EU 25-30%) this leaves 20% for the whole rest of the world.
So please don´t tell me that the US protects europe or the other way around.