2007-02-09 00:43:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
When we (USA) have to wipe out an aggressive government or dictatorship (Japan, Germany, Korea, Panama, Afganistan, Iraq) then we have the responsibility and right to have permanent bases on their soil. It guarantees our future protection, given our sacrifices of the past.
2007-02-09 02:25:17 · answer #1 · answered by redjetta 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Usually, military bases exist on foreign soil by invitation. Sometimes, they are asked to leave or they leave because there no longer is a reason to have a base there. If the military base exists without the host country's approval... that would be an invasion or an act of war. The reason the US has bases in Germany is by invitation. The US has bases in Iraq as a result of the war. I personally hope nobody ever needs such military presence again.
2007-02-09 08:59:21 · answer #2 · answered by A10shun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. The host country benefits, usually a great deal. The base buys supplies from the host country, and employs its people as civilian laborers. Moreover, the presence of the base tends to deter less-palatable invaders. Moreover, the base pays lease fees for the land it's on.
The US had an agreement with the Cuban government for its base in Guantanamo prior to the change in government in 1959. We're still paying rent, or at least trying to: they won't cash the checks, but we still write one every year, and we'll honor the old ones.
2007-02-09 08:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by 2n2222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋