cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22332949
JD Vance said that āAmerican power comes with certain strings attachedā
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22332949
JD Vance said that āAmerican power comes with certain strings attachedā
The US WANTS to be in those bases because it gives them a lot of soft power in foreign relationships, and a base to project power in the part of the world.
If the US gives up NATO, you can also kiss goodbye to any sort of influence on the European countries decision making, as well as any resemblance of military logistic in that part of the world (as well as any sales of military equipment to European countries as itās starting to happen, with many countries investing in their own military industrial complexes). This is why in the past 50 years, regardless of the party, every single US president supported NATO regardless of spendings. It took a moron to say they want out
Iād say that military bases within European countries is the definition of projecting hard power. If 40 000 soldiers in a military base are called āsoft powerā, whatās hard power then? Nuking the city?
40k really isnāt that many, especially when it comes to war. That said, those bases can likely handle a lot higher population, which would rapidly increase in wartime.