Closing overseas bases draws support across the US political spectrum.

Evidence

Today, it is increasingly moving toward the center of debates about the Pentagon budget and the shape and function of the U.S. military in the twenty-first century. The tremendous costs of maintaining such an unparalleled collection of bases abroad have made closing foreign bases one of the rare ideas that draw support from across the political spectrum, including liberals, conservatives, libertarians, far-right Tea Party members and far-left Occupiers, and moderates in both parties. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1029

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the cross-partisan anti-corporate-cartel / market-constraint themes in Milgrom and the bourse readings — coalitions forming around a shared institutional target. — connects to: Closing overseas bases is politically easier than closing domestic ones; Overseas bases generate dependent communities that resist closure; Both Bush and Obama administrations endorsed overseas basing as stabilizing
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1029

Broader Connections

• Both Bush and Obama administrations endorsed overseas basing as stabilizing #contradicts (0.60)
• Overseas bases generate dependent communities that resist closure #complicates (0.55)
• Closing overseas bases is politically easier than closing domestic ones #exemplifies (0.50)