Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "US Military Bases in Germany - How Do Germans Feel About It? #askagerman | Feli from Germany" video.

It was an honor to defend West Germany in the 1980s when I was stationed at Sembach. Then as now US forces are an insurance policy against the PERMANENT Russian threat which it's worth reminding dates back to ancient times. Today we see expecting Russia to evolve was a mistake and Putin's attempt to rebuild the USSR (and lest we forget, reconquer the Warsaw Pact!) renews the threat to Germany so withdrawal would have been a mistake. Germany and the rest of NATO really should restore their armed forces to effective levels because they were all gutted. Any Germans doubting this are invited to ask their own military personnel. While pivoting from US bases to contain Russia is in US interest that is also COMPLETELY in German interest. Germans alive when the Red Army was poised to smash through the Fulda Gap understand that threat hence the aid to Ukraine.
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