Very true. 3,500 is not a big force. I figure it’s mostly there to give Putin something to think about. General Hodges, commander of European forces, made an interesting point to BBC a few days ago. He said the biggest problem is that Russia can mobilize tens of thousands of troops, equipment and mass them wherever he wants along his border within 72 hours. The so-called snap exercises. NATO does not have that capability.
NATO has almost the exact same problem Putin has. The border is just too big to defend. And so they are making up the difference with missiles in Kaliningrad. Essentially adopting NATO’s cold war strategy to use missiles to counter a Soviet ground attack into western Europe.
So, yes, a token force but just maybe enough of one to pull people back from the brink.
NATO does not have that capability.,>>>>>>>>>>>>
It has to. Both for deterrence of the Russians and to turn back the refugee hoards to safe zones in Syria and Iraq.
Its a two sided coin now. NATO has to handle the Obama initiated demographic Islamic invasion of Europe.