My wife and I were legal residents in Germany for years before returning to the states after retirement, and I have worked in many European lands. I will testify that many Europeans were quite content with their welfare state policies, as long as the US was paying and doing as much as it has been doing. We've been patsies, courtesy of the neo-con-lib political class here. Time for Europe to put on their "big boy" pants and support and defend themselves. All the talk about the European Army is just a Franco-German wet dream and echo of the last 150 years.
Our CIC and later President clearly stated- NATO is for only 10 years and the end. Why are we blowing money all over this world. We had one man in my MACVSOG unit who was French. Christian Girard had been the French foreign legion. I was at his memorial. He darn sure was highly respected by my CCS pals. Biden is pure trash. Anyone who thinks Milley is a leader is a joke.