Both Bush and Obama administrations endorsed overseas basing as stabilizing

Evidence

The Obama administration, for its part, declared that “forward-stationed and rotationally deployed U.S. forces continue to be relevant and required” as they “provide a stabilizing influence abroad.” — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 24

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

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