The US Military Presence in Europe Has Been Declining for 30 Years – The Current Crisis in Ukraine

[rangerrebew]

The US Military Presence in Europe Has Been Declining for 30 Years – The Current Crisis in Ukraine May Reverse That   

25 Jan 2022
The Conversation | By Michael A. Allen , Carla Martinez Machain and Michael E. Flynn

This article first appeared in The Conversation

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Up to 8,500 U.S. troops could soon be heading to Eastern Europe – bolstering an American military presence in the continent that has been in decline since the end of the Cold War.

News of the possible deployment, announced on Jan. 24, 2022, by the Pentagon, comes as Russia and the United States continue to maneuver in the face of an escalating crisis in Ukraine.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2022/01/25/us-military-presence-europe-has-been-declining-30-years-current-crisis-ukraine-may-reverse-trend.html

[rangerrebew]

Before making such a bold insinuation, the author should have checked with our resident most excellent military strategist, Elizabeth Warren.

[Absalom]

Suggest we mind our own damn business and accelerate our declining presence in Europe and elsewhere.

[Free Vulcan]

It is not our damn job to take care of a Europe that doesn't want to take care of themselves!

The Cold War is over.

[DefiantMassRINO]

1989/1990s ... the Berlin Wall fell ... Cold War over ... Soviet Union > Commonwealth of Independent States > independent states ... Peace Dividend ... significant Defense Department reductions-in-force (RIF's) ... but alas, America is no  longer the sole superpower in the world ... it was a good 30 year run.

It was the end of the world as we knew it, and we felt fine.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ2Sgd9sc0M