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[September 2024] JD Vance says US could drop support for NATO if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk’s platforms (www.independent.co.uk)
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JD Vance said that ‘American power comes with certain strings attached’

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The US WANTS to be in those bases because it gives them a lot of soft power in foreign relationships

I'd say that military bases within European countries is the definition of projecting hard power. If 40 000 soldiers in a military base are called 'soft power', what's hard power then? Nuking the city?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

40k really isn't 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.