Families on overseas bases signaled U.S. commitment and improved host-country relations
Evidence
To many, the presence of wives and children living on the front lines of the Cold War in Germany, Japan, South Korea, and elsewhere was also a powerful sign of the U.S. commitment to defending its allies. … Generally, people overlooked any problems such as airplane noise and damage caused by frequent exercises traversing city streets and farmers’ fields. (In Baumholder, a permanent office in the city center paid compensation for training-related damage.) Five years into the Korea buildup, a government survey indicated that a majority of Germans felt troop conduct and German-American rapport had improved. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 127
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 127
- XREF: connects to: Overseas base life is now comfortable and family-oriented, benefiting children — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 443; Family-friendly base construction made the permanent worldwide troop deployment politically acceptable — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 129; The 1945 family-reunification decision created today’s overseas base communities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 119 (+8 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Overseas base life is now comfortable and family-oriented, benefiting children — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 443; Family-friendly base construction made the permanent worldwide troop deployment politically acceptable — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 129; The 1945 family-reunification decision created today’s overseas base communities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 119 (+8 more)
Broader Connections
- Overseas bases ease the waging of foreign wars and make war likelier
#complicates(0.75) - Overseas bases reveal America’s permanent war footing and militarized economy
#complicates(0.73) - Little America bases insulate troops and transform host-nation culture and economies
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