Last time this issue came up the Union made a big deal about a pile of rock and brick in the Cooper River. That cost us 600,000 dead. Are we to make that mistake again?
I thought it was a runway and a couple of golf courses? :0)
I agree, though. We let them leave, we establish some trade deals for the ports and produce CA is so famous for, and their massive internal problems are on them.
My one caution, however--in a fit of panic as their 'national' economy falters, I could see a sizeable agreement with China, to include basing rights, as a viable possibility. That's not a scenario to take lightly.
Vandenberg’s a bit more than a couple of runways and a golf course.
Of course, we could legally treat it the way we treated Guantanamo Bay after Castro took over Cuba.
In total, the federal government owns 47% of the total area of California. It isn’t just a few military bases; it’s also national parks, monuments, etc. By the way those military bases include some prime ocean front properties.