Biden Deploys 3,000 Troops To NATO “Eastern Flank” Countries

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@"Bally002" 

Hi Bally,

Yeah, it is all very tempting, especially given some of the ass-ery on display by the French and Germans at the moment.

But this situation is much of the USA's making.  We knew damned well the rich western EU countries weren't pulling their weight with NATO.  Only a few countries like UK were.  Yet, the American leadership went along with that.

Why?  Because they figured it gives them more say in what happens.

Anyhow, having been part of NATO this long, if we pull out now, no country anywhere will see any value in a military association with the USA.  One can see it with the Germans getting a bit beat up because of their tepid response re: Ukraine.  If the USA pulls out, it will be 100X worse, and a whole host of -other- problems for the USA will emerge.

Rock and a hard spot.

Best thing USA could have done was, after the Wall fell, tell the European states that the USA would be out of NATO by "date X" and then press on them to get their own capabilities in order.  But we didn't do that.

Like I said, best thing to hope for is that any war doesn't spread, 'cause that could get messy for many people and not just in Europe.

Cheers