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Most European countries do not have US troops on their soil. Hosting foreign troops means that the country has a weak military, or in the case of Germany additi
by blub 5y ago
Most European countries do not have US troops on their soil. Hosting foreign troops means that the country has a weak military, or in the case of Germany additionally that it lost a war.
It’s not exactly something to be proud of and makes those countries vulnerable to political pressure from the US and a primary target in case of large-scale war. Beats being occupied by a hostile power by far, but being independent is still the best.
- SahAssar 5y agoUK, italy, spain, australia, saudi arabia, turkey, japan, south korea all have a pretty significant US military presence, right? I don't think any of those are especially weak (they all seem to be ranked at least in the top 20-30 countries based on some quick googling).