I don't remember the Germans taking up security duties for the US... we stationed our troops to protect Europe from the Reds and not at least we were there as Victors.
Just because the Germans are groweling before some tree-huggers, they should get to bomb in the US? Doesn't sound appropiate to me.
You seem to forget that they probably ‘pay’ for those services as well as are a member of NATO.
Also, the entire country of Germany is about the size of Florida and has a population of about 1/3 of the United States which means it is VERY heavily populated. There are not a whole lot of areas to practice bombing runs etc..
German forces are e.g. on guard for several army sites in germany.
Also there’s german troops in afghanistan if you’d like to count that into securtiy duties for the US.
Did you know that the first MIG shot down during irak war 1 was lead by a german airforce officer on board of a NATO AWACS ? He commanded two F104s from the italian airforce to take out the 2 migs heading for the awacs.
We did A LOT of training in Germany, and you can’t say that 100% of that training was a direct benefit to Germany.
Sure, we were there, but the skills we developed there are being used WORLDWIDE.
They’ve been a good ally.
Now, they’re being targeted from within.
I have no problem letting them us US ranges, but I am concerned that it will lessen their will to fight the enemy at home.