@elonmusk Regardless of how you feel about it, Maduro WAS the de facto leader of Venezuela. Legitimacy of governance often has little to do with the reality of governance. Russia for example, elections are highly suspect, regardless of right or wrong, Putin is, de facto leader of Russia.
@Geisterjger4@LeadingReport How do you intercept a nuke? Would it be easier to do it if you're geographically on the other side of the world, or basically right next to it?
@Geisterjger4 @Defoulodrome @LeadingReport Europe does defend itself. Those bases in Europe serve as diplomatic soft power for the US as well as rapid response against its enemies abroad, which is more than the former USSR. Why do you think a Chinese-esque isolationist approach is going to be a good thing for the US?
@Geisterjger4@LeadingReport Yes and? They still exist in the US. My point still stands, regardless of whether or not they are used for training, in Texas there is a joint US-Nato pilot training facility that houses foreign contingents.
@Geisterjger4@LeadingReport Germany has a base in Virginia. Italy in Texas. The UK has 4 bases in California, Nevada, Georgia and South Carolina. The Netherlands has a base in Arizona.
But regardless, US bases in Europe and around the world serve as a first layer of defense against attacks in the USA.
@Zengirl1922@elonmusk@elon Because it pulls from actual data and factual information, which so called liberal media tends to use more often than conservative media.