@Jym Allies are useful

@Jym UK bases in the Middle East, Indian Ocean?

how are we supposed to counter China w/o friends

UK intelligence sharing?

Russia mostly doesn't want to loose their port in Syria

Five Eyes

UK military cooperation..

which is fair enough

French Military Cooperation

see Mali

or Syria

The Germans are running the NATO operation in Afghanistan right now

the US needs its allies @Jym

I know their annoying

and I know they don't pay NEARLY enough

RAF Akrotiri is of MASSIVE strategic importance

An airbase you can use...

Because of your ally.

The UK.

I don't mean to say that I like Russian presence in Syria, but I really can't blame them for it

@Nathan James 123

I didn't mention the UK. They are one of the rare cases of a European nation that carries their weight.

They're an ally

LOL

France with its colonial relationships @Jym

UK isn't very European though

@Jym When there is an African Boogaloo that needs to go down and you want it quiet you call the French

They have more influence in Africa than you do.

He didnt say all allies, he said "these allies"

UK isn't like the continentals

Tbh I'm curious to see what would happen if America just btfo'd and let russia/china do whatever it wants. China will be worse "colonizers" and genocide the terrorists when the terrorists focus on their new overlords. Unless China/Russia is able to buy off the politicians to curb the terrorists

are you fuckers able to read?

@beatless They'd Colonize america

"these "allies" are in any way useful."

In reference to NATO.

and I'm only half kidding

@Nathan James 123 NATO needs to evolve to be more useful and efficent

There's probably 800 combat aircraft in Europe, which you don't need to deploy there..

also the middle east has been a shitshow for thousands of years

Not true @W1NT3R1SC0MING

@Nathan James 123 but their overall a net gain for the US

saying america fucked it all up is an asinine idea