Most Europeans: "Yankees, go home!!"
Translated by J. ArnoldskiAccording to an
opinion survey published on September 27th by Sputnik Opinion, Europeans do not trust the foreign military bases stationed on their countries' territories to resolve national security problems. Only 4% of German respondents and 5% of Italians believe that foreign military bases can handle the defense of their countries' better than their own national armies.
This survey was commissioned by Sputnik International News Agency and Radio in cooperation with, among others, the oldest French research company, IFop, and conducted from June 28th to July 4th, 2016 in Germany (1004 respondents) and Italy (1002 respondents).
According to the report of the US Department of Defense,
587 US military facilities were stationed beyond the country's borders in 2015. According to the Pentagon, the highest number of US military sites in Europe are to be found in Germany and Italy.
Given the sheer number of US military bases on the territory of Europe, it follows that Europe should be recognized as a continent under American occupation. Such a state of affairs was formed as a result of the Second World War and the ensuing Cold War. The confrontation between two world systems headed by the US and USSR respectively was used to justify the stationing of US military bases in the countries of Western and Southern Europe.
Comment: The United States is an imperial mafia; shaking down, intimidating and manipulating Europeans (and much of the world for that matter) into allowing it to play a bogus role of "protector". But, just like a mafia - or global crime syndicate - it itself is the force that sovereign countries need protection
from. When we accept the idea that the US is actually an
occupying force that is scrambling ever forward to exert its dictates and influence, we come much closer to seeing things as they actually are.
For a shining example of insightfulness and courageous responsiveness to this aggression, see:
NATO just attempted to invade Moldova, thwarted by people's resistance
Comment: For SOTT.net's initial coverage of the Rahami case, see: