BBW, I think my earlier judgement of you as a Trotskyite was somewhat premature! I guess we agree on most things.

However, you must accept that Global Research is hardly a fount of balance and moderation. 'Residual Force' is not necessarily a euphemism for 'occupying army'. I'm not sure what size the US 'residual force' in Germany is, but I guess 'tens of thousands' is about right.