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Re:Russian court accidentally confirmed Russian military pre... by tacon on Thursday December 16, 2021 @11:50AM (#29580298)
>If Russia, idk, bombs a US base in Germany that's a totally different ballgame (hence why small contingents of US forces will be deployed to various locations)

Since Iran launched a ballistic missile attack at US bases in Iraq[0], and pretty much nothing happened in response, I wouldn't jump to conclusions about US response to attacks on our bases.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Martyr_Soleimani

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Re:Russian court accidentally confirmed Russian military pre... by ericmay on Thursday December 16, 2021 @11:55AM (#29580377)
Not a single US soldier was killed as a result of that strike which was in retaliation for the US bombing one of Iran's generals on Iraqi soil. The US decided not to escalate because what's the point? If Iran had killed US forces it would have been a different story. And attacks on US forces in Iraq are different from attacks on US forces in Europe, particularly in NATO countries and even more so in the countries most considered allies (Germany, etc.).
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