But its not just military. What about tech? Most governments are using American services. They whee told by Microsoft that their laws don’t matter and they have to follow US law for data access. Nobody moved away.
The states could destroy a western country by just not allowing access to big tech. And if they sanctioned a country, well kaous.
Depends on how you define “necessary”.
More than actual use, the American military is about “implied threat”
“Do as we say, or else”.
Its always been that way. Without the implied threat, the other world leaders would have told cheetolini to pound sand on day one.
But its not just military. What about tech? Most governments are using American services. They whee told by Microsoft that their laws don’t matter and they have to follow US law for data access. Nobody moved away. The states could destroy a western country by just not allowing access to big tech. And if they sanctioned a country, well kaous.