Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "Gravitas: Why does the US military have 800 bases in 80 countries?" video.

  1. FACTS, North Korea (with Soviet support) invaded South Korea. Putin's respect sphere influence agreement is BS.
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  2. ​ @ruggeddiscipline6026  The majority of NATO members are freeloading their defense spending to a small number of NATO countries with at least 2% of GDP defense spending.
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  3. 1. F-16's combat range is short. 2. Defense treaty obligation. 3. US sharing bases with the UK.
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  4. @Ladey Babey Yes.
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  5. @Ladey Babey With F-35A, USAF doesn't need the Turkish airbase.
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  6. @Ladey Babey For Crete to Libya combat range, F-16A MLU loaded with bombs requires several air-tanker refills while F-35A can do it WITHOUT an air-tanker refill.
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  7. @Ladey Babey Military base sharing with the UK was one of the major costs for the US support for the UK during WW2.
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