JD Vance said that ā€˜American power comes with certain strings attachedā€™

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  • schema@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Yeah, what Trump voters donā€™t realize is that the US withdrawing from NATO would mean an end to most of their soft power. You can have the biggest and most modern army in the world, but if you give up your bases all over the world you severely limit your way to project that power.

    As opposed to what the propaganda talking points say, the US doesnā€™t have these bases to protect others out of the kindness of their hearts. Itā€™s to project their military power, to be ready to strike within minutes, no matter where. This is an incredibly powerful position in the world. Giving those up will of course cost them less in short term, but in the long term itā€™s probably one of the biggest geopolitical mistakes in history, since they will probably not be allowed back once the bases are gone. And the money saved will quickly evaporate in the military budget.

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      11 days ago

      And soft power=economic power. But these guys have shown that they donā€™t care if the world burns after them. Everything for short term gains. What does the trumpet care about what the world looks like after heā€™s gone?