Eh. Just to show the World what Europe is really all about, and more importantly, to show Europe's citizens that their govts don't care about them.
We could've used our own based without their "permission" because it written in to the deals we made with them. Plus, as long as we have leases for that land or outright own it, it's sovereign U.S. territory, so we don't need permission to use it as we see fit.
Lastly, there isn't a single military on this planet that would go against us had Trump decided to tell them to pound salt. Trump was just being respectful in asking for permission.
Eh. Just to show the World what Europe is really all about, and more importantly, to show Europe's citizens that their govts don't care about them.
We could've used our own based without their "permission" because it written in to the deals we made with them. Plus, as long as we have leases for that land or outright own it, it's sovereign U.S. territory, so we don't need permission to use it as we see fit.
Lastly, there isn't a single military on this planet that would go against us had Trump decided to tell them to pound salt. Trump was just being respectful in asking for permission.