Arn Vanhoutte

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Welp the sore throat I had since Monday turns out to be epiglottitis. I'm only 30 for a few days and I've already seen a handful of doctors 😂 is this my life now

Such a shame. Thank you!

Which journalist? So I know to ignore them in the future

Bedankt voor alle mooie jaren!

13 views lol. Wat een ddos 😂

If anything, the balkan wars have proven that the US really doesn't want to be the world police, but more like a watch dog. If they wanted to be world police they would've physically intervened in Ukraine already.

There's a world and threat beyond our borders too. Look at the Belgian intervention in Syria example that helped eliminating ISIS which was important for our national security

But I can agree with you that we should rely on Europe more and less on the USA

The alternative then would be getting fucked by the Russian MIC or heavily investing in a European MIC with less efficiency

Chièvres is still majority Belgian. So if that were the case Belgium wouldn't be on the map.

And that argument is just as valid for every NATO country. NATO is also a way for Belgium to have more bases when needed.

Well good luck seeing your defense spending quadruple then if you'd invoke that.

The US did plenty of fucked up shit of their own you can criticise them for. But showing a map of NATO bases and presenting as if they are only USA's bases is just a false claim that weakens your argument.

It's not semantics, it's being factual. 🇧🇪 was active in 🇦🇫 too. You'd hardly call Kandahar a 🇧🇪 base, would you? You'd hardly say 🇦🇫 was under 🇧🇪 occupation, would you? It's just facts. NATO isn't 🇺🇸, and vice versa. Sure they are a big partner but this is intellectually dishonest.

It's not up to you to decide where they are supposed to be or not. If 🇧🇪 invites them and allows them to set up a logistical hub on 🇧🇪 soil, something that Belgium also profits from, then they have all right to use that. The base isn't limited to the 🇺🇸. It's a NATO base. 🇧🇪 still uses it too

Afghanistan wasn't a US occupation but a UN-mandated intervention. Pretty sure the vast majority of their population would prefer those days over the current Taliban dictatorship

It's definitely outdated and calling them bases is also quite a reach. Most of these are simply logistical hubs for NATO, primarily operated by the US. Like Chièvres AB for example

The US does not have a base in Afghanistan. This map is false

Congrats!

That's a really sexy kit

Oh I didn't know Tim Declercq was in Calpe already

#WatchTheFemmes

After driving a car for nearly 12 years I finally had my first breathalyser test 😁 no keychain as a gift tho :(

Hou het veilig Jens!

Take care Saar. You're stronger than most of us here!

Ik ken een reden: Fransozen

The 6 year long streak continues 😂

It's so oldschool, like early 2000's vibe

How every GeoConfirmed volunteer feels at this time... when the Admin proposes to start up another map after a new historical event is unfolding.

Moresnet, sterk begonnen maar tis nu wel vreselijk cliché geworden :/