Thread: European leaders 'scared to death' Trump will pull US troops home, ex-defense chief s

Bring OUR troops and OUR equipment home!

They have men and women to SERVE in their military!

They can go to a draft if they need to.

They can BUY their own military equipment!



WE ARE NOT THE POLICE OR ATM MACHINE FOR THE WORLD

GET OUR TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT ON OUR BORDER!

Absolutely!! They dare to cheat US on trade and then want to sit there whining about our troops protecting their asses?? BS on that!! Bring 'em home now!

The U.S. military presence in Europe deters American adversaries, strengthens allies, and protects U.S. interests. Whether preparing U.S. and Allied troops and deploying them to Afghanistan or responding to a humanitarian crisis in the region, the U.S. can more quickly and effectively project power and react to the unexpected using its forward-based military capabilities in Europe. Reducing this capability will only make America weaker on the world stage.

In the past 95 years, the U.S. has disengaged from Europe on two occasions: during the early 1920s when the U.S. occupation force left the Rhineland and during the huge troop drawdown in the early 1990s. Both cases ushered in new eras of instability and warfare on the continent. America’s economic and security interests require a stable Europe, and the U.S. military presence in Europe contributes to this.

Our first President, George Washington, enunciated a policy of peach through strength in his fifth annual message to Congress in 1793. He said:

"There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war."

peach through strength

I agree with this, but is it strength when other countries use the US like a doormat?

Strength would be to force them to pay their share.

Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders

peach through strength

I agree with this, but is it strength when other countries use the US like a doormat?

Strength would be to force them to pay their share.

No it's not alright to be taken for granted. I agree our NATO allies should pay their fair share. I was just attempting to show why it's important that we have forward based units in Europe.

Without US muscle, Europe would collapse.

End of story.

Then they better wise up and stop acting like idiots.

Cut troops in HALF!

We can be there in no time. Shut off the piggy bank.