Mindful
Diamond Member
- Banned
- #41
The US exerts significant influence on the armed forces of other countries through NATO. Withdrawal from NATO eliminates this.
Second, as the most powerful nation on earth, the United States benefits from alliances with like-minded countries that promotes our values. Withdrawal from the global stage reduces our power and will increase China’s as China moves in to fill the vacuum caused my America’s withdrawal. This will increase China’s economic and military power and diminish ours, which is what China wants.
I don't think you need worry. There are surreptitious bases dotted around the Mediterranean. I've seen some of them.