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Originally Posted by Rochard
With that said, why don't we start closing our bases down? I'm former military myself, third generation, but do we really need bases in Germany and Japan? Korea? Spain? Italy? Do we really need so many bases?
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Exactly. Such a huge drain on the economy. Instead of capital being invested in military industries, that capital can go to other ventures which can create more jobs. Not all bases need to go but if the country is very stable like Germany and Japan, pack them up.