Fallback arguments presume global military power is necessary.

Evidence

Some might argue that the costs of maintaining a global navy, pre-positioned equipment, and sealift and airlift capacity shouldn’t be included in the cost of bases abroad, because those resources are what the military would “fall back to” if it closed all the overseas bases. This argument, of course, assumes that the United States must maintain military power around the globe, which is by no means self-evident. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 620

Categorization

• XREF: Illustrates the book’s recurring methodological stance: challenge whether offensive global posture is justified when tallying base costs. — connects to: Weak local forces can succeed when international conditions favor them; Globalised weaponry has collapsed the Third World’s military weakness — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 185
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Weak local forces can succeed when international conditions favor them; Globalised weaponry has collapsed the Third World’s military weakness — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 185

Broader Connections

• Weak local forces can succeed when international conditions favor them #complicates (0.78)
• Globalised weaponry has collapsed the Third World’s military weakness #complicates (0.75) — Anthony Giddens, The Consequences of Modernity, 185