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Originally posted by Sparhawk
When the Navy closed it's base in the Phillipines, the economic impact was in the billions. The same thing held true for Panama when we left in '99. The impact will probably be less for Germany, which is much more reliant on it's on populace than the two I previously mentioned. As for psychological impact, I'd say it runs the gamut from no longer feeling the protection of the American umbrella to happiness at being free from, as they see it, "occupation".
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Absolutely agree. There will be substantial economic impact in the short term but it will lessen as German industry, government, and private citizens make use of the freed up land/buildings the US has controlled for decades.