Originally posted by K-Raz
reply to post by john124
I think the native Americans should do that as well, and kick you guys out as well.
How you managed to spin this into something about Nazism/WW2 liberation is beyond me
Originally posted by Ulala
reply to post by SLAYER69
No hablo español
In Germany, for example, Muslim men have successfully used the Sharia law in court to defend their right to beat their wives and to practice polygamy.
In United Kingdom, where Islamic imams now outnumber Christian pastors and converting empty church buildings into mosques has become a cottage industry, the Archbishop of Canterbury - the leader of the Church of England - recently stated that adopting elements of the Sharia law into the English judicial system was “unavoidable”.
In France, home to an estimated 14 million Muslims, including 9 million illegal immigrants, the government no longer controls the banlieus, the densely-populated, predominantly Muslim ghettos that encircle most major French cities.
France. Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by dooper
I think what people fail to realize is that the revenue to the local economies is not just from "Leases" but from all the other support for the bases provided by the surrounding local economy such as food, electricity, fuel and not to mention Service members on leave spending their pay locally etc. Throw those figures into the equation. It's a hell of a lot more to local economies than they realize.
Just ask some areas in the Philippines and Japan after we left how they like it now. I say let's pull out.
I'm serious. Then if the need ever arises again for our help we should think long and hard about going back.
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Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by tothetenthpower
I'm not apposed to the idea of pulling our forces out of Germany. Hell, we should pull all our forces out of Europe to be honest. That sure would save us a hell of a lot of money! Besides, The EU are big boys now. They should be able to handle anything coming down the pike in eastern Europe and whatever threat may or may not come from Iran.
I would love to see us pull out of NATO all together. That would save us even more moola!
Thank You Germany and the UK for standing with us in Afghanistan.
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Originally posted by Ulala
reply to post by dooper
Of NATO forces in Europe during the heights of the cold war, 95% of the divisions, 85% of the tanks, 80% of the combat aircraft and 70% of the fighting ships were bought, paid for and manned by the Europeans.
That's not to diminish the US contribution, far from it. It's just putting things in perspective.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
reply to post by dooper
I'm serious. Then if the need ever arises again for our help we should think long and hard about going back.
[edit on 25-10-2009 by SLAYER69]
