good riddens 😍

  • ikt@aussie.zone
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    6 hours ago

    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

    • Hapankaali@lemmy.world
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      31 minutes 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.

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      3 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
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      4 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.