Vietnam-era troops in Germany committed crimes that eroded local support for the American presence.

Evidence

Just steps from Ramstein’s airfield are the shiny new passenger and cargo terminals of the Air Force’s largest overseas cargo port. These terminals have been major logistical hubs for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: around 80 percent of the troops, weaponry, and supplies used in those wars have gone through Germany, the bulk of them through Ramstein. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 110 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Base-related crime and disorder permanently eroded German bedrock support for the American presence.; About 80 percent of Iraq-Afghanistan war materiel transited Germany — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 110; US troop withdrawals had no significant effect on Germany’s overall economy (+1 more)

Related

• About 80 percent of Iraq-Afghanistan war materiel transited Germany (similarity 0.87)
• Vietnam-era troop degradation and economic strain fueled GI crime in Germany. (similarity 0.85)
• Base-related crime and disorder permanently eroded German bedrock support for the American presence. (similarity 0.80)
• Postwar occupation troops in Germany caused rampant social problems that damaged US prestige (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• US troop withdrawals had no significant effect on Germany’s overall economy #complicates (0.60)
• About 80 percent of Iraq-Afghanistan war materiel transited Germany #corroborates (0.50) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 110
• GI venereal disease rates rose from six to thirty percent in Germany #complicates (0.40)