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There is no reason for the US to retain its forty or so bases in Europe. This includes it's many airbases and naval facilities which although "promoted" as forward bases against Russia, have in reality only ever been used as forward bases for attacking the Middle East, securing oil and "protecting" the Suez Canal.
It is almost certain that pulling out of Europe would also mean there would be restrictions on airspace across Europe for US military aircraft, with no refuelling, which would also mean no refuelling for tankers for refuelling in flight, and the closure of ports to the US throughout the Mediterranean.
To put into perspective what a "conflict" in the Middle East could look like in future, we can look at the recent bombing of Iran. For operational (and probably legal reasons) Trumps attack was sent from the USA. 6 bombers flew for 37 hours straight. Along the route they used another 125 support planes, including forward reconnaissance and 52 tankers, the bulk of those planes - not being engaged in actual bombing - would have left from European airbases. The mission inolved 4,000 personnel and was a failure. Without European bases, there would have been no refuelling or support for about 50% of the mission. It couldn't have happened.