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good riddens 😍

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[–] lithiumground@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Imperialist france army is enough for europe,we dont need USA! :)

[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

5000 injured from Iranian attacks, understood.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 15 points 9 hours ago

It's a start but there's still 35000 more to go.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 12 hours ago

Hell yeah :D

also its "good riddance" FYI

[–] varnia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
[–] tirateimas@lemmy.pt 6 points 9 hours ago

Have a nice trip

[–] Azrael@feddit.org 21 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Are we going to finally get rid of Ramstein Kaiserslautern?

[–] manxu@piefed.social 26 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Fat chance. America needs the base for forward projection to the Middle East.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 18 points 10 hours ago

Trump doesn’t understand that

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago

Don't let the door hit you on your way out!

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 4 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

i just wish Germany had politely told them they were no longer required instead, I do wonder what Germany is getting out of them tbh

[–] brad_troika@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

US forces training German and other NATO forces. Afaik US troops are highly valued because they have more actual combat experience.

[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Germany isn't really getting anything out of it, it's essentially a form of military aid to the US.

There is a common misconception among conspiracy/imbecile circles (and hence also the administration) in the US that these US military bases are a crucial part of the local economy, and that dismantling them is a way to "punish" allies that display a lack of servility.

[–] AMoralNihilist@feddit.uk 9 points 10 hours ago

Well, for a very long time Germany didn't have a choice 😅 and then it became a ok we will barely have a military because we have us soldiers here. (Which was considered a good thing by everyone in the world for.... Historical reasons)

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 12 hours ago

It used to be "attacking germany would mean attacking the US soldiers there" which was supposed to be a deterrent. But now the US soldiers are the danger themselves so its really stupid that Trump would think that germany would still want them.