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Considering how big our military is and how much of NATO we are, yeah, unironically it is a redistribution of US wealth to protect a huge portion of the world. The good kind of redistribution involves missiles I guess?
If by “protect” you mean extract resources and concession from a huge portion of the world and redistribution from US tax payers to Military contractors.
No. I mean use them as forward operating bases. We subsidize the defense of a huge portion of the world, particularly NATO members, because they're strategically important.
Uh huh.
Tell me about the last time the US Army defended a democratic nation from invasion.
Or gave any significant amount of weapons to a nation that wasn't expected to pay for them.
It's not out of kindness. The US defense strategy centers around having bases located around something like 500km from important targets in China and Russia. It just so happens that makes Germany and Turkey super important to us.
Japan and South Korea are the only two off the top of my head that the DoD suggests they're interested in defending regardless of strategic use. There's no real way to actually verify that, though.
I've been anti-war for over 20 years. Don't get pissed at me because you haven't bothered to understand your opponents.
Christ all the ignorant fucks that keep assuming ridiculous things are frustrating.
Out of respect for the instance I'm gonna stop and wish you a fine day.
Read what I've said. I described the US's strategic plans. I didn't say I agree with them. Calm down. Read. Stop assuming insanely stupid shit.