By this logic, my bank withdrawals won’t hurt my balance
Samski877 on
The danger isn’t just fewer US troops in Europe
It’s allies starting to wonder whether America’s security commitments are now negotiable depending on who’s in office because once trust in an alliance starts cracking, troop numbers are only part of the problem.
macross1984 on
Only if Europe decide to take greater active role that the US has been doing in NATO.
bareboneschicken on
Are they going to Asia? I hadn’t heard that was a possibility.
Sargent_Duck85 on
I guess America won’t need those carriers patrolling the Atlantic. They can send them off for decommissioning.
/s
WhiteHeatBlackLight on
There’s plenty to disagree with this administration about. But it doesn’t take a genius to understand much like Rome the military can’t be everywhere and effective
SenatorPencilFace on
There is an argument to be made that Europe should step up more and provide for its defense. However, I really don’t think the largest land war in Europe since 1945 is a good time to have that argument. Also worth noting that the U.S. isn’t doing this to reduce the military industrial complex. This is just petty vengeance for a lack of European support in the Iran war.
Agnok on
I have no military and no international politics training or background, but I have a Internet connection and freedom to weigh in.
My gut tells me NATO is done with the US and doesn’t have the time or the resources to help the US recover from its current sociopolitical climate. NATO is bolstered in cutting allegiance to Washington DC by the fact that Russia is definitely weaker after 12 yrs of escalating conflict in the Ukraine.
NATO will have to throw full support behind Ukraine. Nukes are off the table if you have faith in MAD. And if it comes to nukes all bets are off on where any of this goes.
All this to render my humble opinion that NATO, with an obvious period of reorganization, will be fully capable of defending themselves despite US retreat from the alliance.
pew-pew-bacca on
Weren’t these same people saying we NEEEEEEEED to annex Greenland because we need more troops all over the world for defense?
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By this logic, my bank withdrawals won’t hurt my balance
The danger isn’t just fewer US troops in Europe
It’s allies starting to wonder whether America’s security commitments are now negotiable depending on who’s in office because once trust in an alliance starts cracking, troop numbers are only part of the problem.
Only if Europe decide to take greater active role that the US has been doing in NATO.
Are they going to Asia? I hadn’t heard that was a possibility.
I guess America won’t need those carriers patrolling the Atlantic. They can send them off for decommissioning.
/s
There’s plenty to disagree with this administration about. But it doesn’t take a genius to understand much like Rome the military can’t be everywhere and effective
There is an argument to be made that Europe should step up more and provide for its defense. However, I really don’t think the largest land war in Europe since 1945 is a good time to have that argument. Also worth noting that the U.S. isn’t doing this to reduce the military industrial complex. This is just petty vengeance for a lack of European support in the Iran war.
I have no military and no international politics training or background, but I have a Internet connection and freedom to weigh in.
My gut tells me NATO is done with the US and doesn’t have the time or the resources to help the US recover from its current sociopolitical climate. NATO is bolstered in cutting allegiance to Washington DC by the fact that Russia is definitely weaker after 12 yrs of escalating conflict in the Ukraine.
NATO will have to throw full support behind Ukraine. Nukes are off the table if you have faith in MAD. And if it comes to nukes all bets are off on where any of this goes.
All this to render my humble opinion that NATO, with an obvious period of reorganization, will be fully capable of defending themselves despite US retreat from the alliance.
Weren’t these same people saying we NEEEEEEEED to annex Greenland because we need more troops all over the world for defense?