Americans and Germans differ over importance of U.S military bases in Germany to national security % who think U.S. military bases in Germany are for their country S national security States currently operates several military bases in Germany with approximately 35, 000
Americans and Germans also take differing stances on the U.S. military presence in Germany. People in the U.S. see their country’s military bases in Germany as much more important to the security of their country than Germans do: 85% of Americans believe these bases are important to the U.S.’s security interests, and nearly six-in-ten see them as very important.
Germans, by contrast, are not sold on the idea that American military bases are important to German security. While about half of Germans see U.S. military bases as important for their country’s national security, 45% disagree.
Americans and Germans differ over importance of U.S  | military bases in Germany to national security  | % who think U.S. military bases in Germany are for their country S  | national security  | Not  | Somewhat  | important  | Not too  | Very  | important  | important  | important  | at all  | U.S  | 5%  | 8%  | 29%  | 56%  | Germany  | 15  | 30  | 37  | 15  | Note: Don t know responses not shown. Full question wording: "As you may know, the United  | States currently operates several military bases in Germany with approximately 35, 000  | active duty American troops. How important do you think these military bases are for  | [U. S....GGerman] national security? Very important, somewhat important, not too important, or  | not important at all?"  | Source: Pew Research Center survey conducted in the U.S. Sept. 17-22, 2019 Q6. German  | results from Korber-Stiftung survey conducted Sept. 9-28, 2019.  | it Americans and Germans Differ in Their Views of Each Other and the World"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 