I have a stupid question

[vraiblonde]

We station our military all over the world - not just to break things and kill people, but for....whatever reason.

Do other countries do this? Like, do the South Koreans have a base here in the US? Are there Bahraini military folks over here? Any Icelanders?

Someone please school me and explain.

 

[Vince]

Never heard of or seen a foreign military base in the US. Not allowed. However, there are foreign military on US bases getting training.

 

[withrespect]

We station our military all over the world - not just to break things and kill people, but for....whatever reason.

Do other countries do this? Like, do the South Koreans have a base here in the US? Are there Bahraini military folks over here? Any Icelanders?

Someone please school me and explain.

Not that I have ever heard of...

 

[Clem_Shady]

We station our military all over the world - not just to break things and kill people, but for....whatever reason.

Do other countries do this? Like, do the South Koreans have a base here in the US? Are there Bahraini military folks over here? Any Icelanders?

Someone please school me and explain.

Ask about the German pilots in New Mexico...

 

[glhs837]

We station our military all over the world - not just to break things and kill people, but for....whatever reason.

Do other countries do this? Like, do the South Koreans have a base here in the US? Are there Bahraini military folks over here? Any Icelanders?

Someone please school me and explain.

Quite simply, we position them where we have interests that we cannot be sure that the locals would either care enough, or have enough resources to safeguard them.

Most of it came out of the Cold War, really, keeping forces dispersed and ready to go. A lot of that has drawn down over time, and been redistributed to be ready for other threats. You cant respond globally in hours if your initial forces take days to arrive. So you need forces hours away from most places, at least enough to keep the enemy engaged while you muster the forces to go on the offensive.

 

[limblips]

We station our military all over the world - not just to break things and kill people, but for....whatever reason.

Do other countries do this? Like, do the South Koreans have a base here in the US? Are there Bahraini military folks over here? Any Icelanders?

Someone please school me and explain.

More Iceland info for you. They don't have a military. We had a standing agreement to be their military support from WW-2 through during the cold war.

 

[Clem_Shady]

Quite simply, we position them where we have interests that we cannot be sure that the locals would either care enough, or have enough resources to safeguard them.

Most of it came out of the Cold War, really, keeping forces dispersed and ready to go. A lot of that has drawn down over time, and been redistributed to be ready for other threats. You cant respond globally in hours if your initial forces take days to arrive. So you need forces hours away from most places, at least enough to keep the enemy engaged while you muster the forces to go on the offensive.

And now we're bankrupt and paying $3 plus per gallon so rag-heads can pay .29 cents.

Works for me.

 

[Clem_Shady]

More Iceland info for you. They don't have a military. We had a standing agreement to be their military support from WW-2 through during the cold war.

They don't even have money anymore either after Wall Street sold them all those bad mortgage bonds.

 

[vraiblonde]

And now we're bankrupt and paying $3 plus per gallon so rag-heads can pay .29 cents.

Take it up with the government - I'm just curious how it works with military exchange.

 

[Gilligan]

Take it up with the government - I'm just curious how it works with military exchange.

We have officer exchange programs with many, many countries. They come here..we have some go there. The durations and duties vary considerably...

We also exchange civilian technical personnel with foreign equivalent organizations..between NAVSEA and the German MoD, for example.

But we tend to be unique in how we maintain and staff foreign bases with enlisted, commissioned and civilian personnel.

 

[BernieP]

Take it up with the government - I'm just curious how it works with military exchange.

glhs837 had a great response, short and to the point.
Now explain to me how this "ignore" feature works, it's gone from humours nuisance to SPAM.

BTW, does putting one persona on ignore automatically link in the entire family?

 

[Clem_Shady]

Not that I have ever heard of...

Is that your final answer?

Sarah Palin said she could see Russians from her house.

 

[withrespect]

Is that your final answer?

Sarah Palin said she could see Russians from her house.

 

[Clem_Shady]

glhs837 had a great response, short and to the point.
Now explain to me how this "ignore" feature works, it's gone from humours nuisance to SPAM.

BTW, does putting one persona on ignore automatically link in the entire family?

Enjoy your furlough...

 

[BernieP]

Is that your final answer?

Sarah Palin said she could see Russians from her house.

Actually that was Tina Fey who said that - moron

The correct quote

On the business of “I can see Russia from my backyard,” what you did say to Charlie Gibson was that there were places in Alaska where one could see Russia.

Read more: ABC Brings Up 'I Can See Russia from My Backyard' in Palin Interview | NewsBusters.org

 

[withrespect]

Actually that was Tina Fey who said that - moron

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[retiredweaxman]

glhs837 had a great response, short and to the point.
Now explain to me how this "ignore" feature works, it's gone from humours nuisance to SPAM.

BTW, does putting one persona on ignore automatically link in the entire family?

Assuming you are serious in your question...easy to add to iggy list. Click on his name then click on iggy. No more posts will be visible and al lyou will see is XXX's post is hidden because XXX is on ignore. No, it will not take the entire family of names with it. You have to do each one. I have 5-6 on iggy now...

 

[glhs837]

As far as Vrais question, I suppose we need to pin it down a little. I took it to ask about actual bases overseas, places like Misawa, Japan and Kadena, on Okinawa, or Sigonella Sicily. Not individual members of the military serving tours to learn or act as liaison, but bases that actually have military equipment and such.

that was what you are talking about, right?

 

[Clem_Shady]

About all those times you've had me on iggy...

Assuming you are serious in your question...easy to add to iggy list. Click on his name then click on iggy. No more posts will be visible and al lyou will see is XXX's post is hidden because XXX is on ignore. No, it will not take the entire family of names with it. You have to do each one. I have 5-6 on iggy now...

Illegal Paliens are not only an uneducated work-force, but they can lie in English.

 

[BernieP]

As far as Vrais question, I suppose we need to pin it down a little. I took it to ask about actual bases overseas, places like Misawa, Japan and Kadena, on Okinawa, or Sigonella Sicily. Not individual members of the military serving tours to learn or act as liaison, but bases that actually have military equipment and such.

that was what you are talking about, right?

That's pretty much how I read her question. We also have forces in places like Haiti, nothing permanent, but a standing force doing humaitarian relief.
There are probably several other places in the world where US forces are temporarily deployed providing humanitarian aid.