I don't see how your question follows from my post.

If you intend to imply that I agree with the NSA that Germany is a US possession, then you're wrong. In the 80's I protested American occupation personally.

However, it's useful to understand the mindset of the people in power in Washington. They really do regard everything as American soil.

Finally, from a logical perspective, the Germans didn't allow US military bases; it was part of the post-war occupation accord. The French and the UK got their sectors, too, as did the Soviet Union.

They come over here and train all the time. If they had the numbers they probably could carve out a base within one of ours, or even a separate area.

There is at least one U.K. facility home-based here in the U.S. in fact.

If you're talking about Nellis that's a US airbase with a few UK planes/pilots stationed there mostly for training purposes, which is clearly not the same thing.

I'm not talking about Nellis.

Edit: I can't say what I am talking about, but I will say that we (the U.S.) ended up having to lease usage of the U.K. facility even though it was physically located here in the U.S. and protected by U.S. forces.

Guy...

You're not inspiring the average American's confidence in the US Government.

So? Inspiring confidence in the government is not my job, defense of the nation is.

They are the same thing.

They are not at all the same thing.

In fact if Americans weren't in general wary of the government I'd be wondering who kidnapped all of America and replaced them sleeper cell aliens. There's no finer American pasttime than distrusting the government, it's right up there with chopping cherry trees and baseball.