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Same thing that happened in the USA when the people voted in the wrong president. Request refused and told the vote was something other than it was. Same thing that happened when Venezuela wanted their gold reserves repatriated from the UK. Request refused and told they're not the legitimate government. Same thing as happened when the citizens of the Ukraine voted in a leader who didn't want to go all in with the EU, NATO and cancel the treaty that allowed Russia to use Sevastopol naval base - government declared illegitimate.As for not calling it an occupation, what would happen if, for example, Germany wanted out of NATO and wanted the Americans off their land? Would they just, you know, pick up and leave?
A government is only legitimate if it does what the USA and UK want. If it doesn't then it's illegitimate, influenced by so and so, rigged election, whatever. The US and UK leaders think they know best for their own people, it's absurd to think that they don't think it even more so of foreigners.
If the German govt. suddenly and unexpectedly said "we withdraw from NATO, get out" and literally mobilised its forces to escort the USA out, then 50/50 the US might actually leave with a lot of grumbling. But they'd equally likely send in MORE troops and tell the German govt. they were illegitimate, that a coup or treason had been declared and the US had to liberate the German people. And besides, it's not a realistic scenario that it would happen out of the blue. There'd have to be a growing movement pushing for it that gained political power and the moment that started happening, you'd see NGOs and CIA activity in Germany laying the groundwork for a colour revolution and something akin to the Maidan revolts. And the US troops would be there all during this ready to "help keep peace".
Germany is occupied. Europe is occupied. The UK is occupied. Mind you, the UK likes it.