-Demosthenes-
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The US has almost 1.4 million personelle deployed throughout the world. Besides active warzones the bigest deployments outside the US is Germany with 75,603 US troops.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployments_of_the_United_States_Military)
Why are there so many in Germany? There are almost 4 times more troops in Germany then there are in Afghanistan. At 10,000 - 14,000 troops a piece the UK and Italy have many US troops as well. ??? There are more US troops in the UK (11,801) than there are British troops in N. Ireland (11,000) or even in all of Iraq (apx 8,500). Why is this?
I know there were a lot of troops left after WWII, and then many were there because of the Cold War. But WWII and the Cold War are over. And the UK, I don't see any of the reasons there.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployments_of_the_United_States_Military)
Why are there so many in Germany? There are almost 4 times more troops in Germany then there are in Afghanistan. At 10,000 - 14,000 troops a piece the UK and Italy have many US troops as well. ??? There are more US troops in the UK (11,801) than there are British troops in N. Ireland (11,000) or even in all of Iraq (apx 8,500). Why is this?
I know there were a lot of troops left after WWII, and then many were there because of the Cold War. But WWII and the Cold War are over. And the UK, I don't see any of the reasons there.