It has been nearly 80 years since the end of WWII. Western Europe’s economy is about the size of the US. If Western Europe will not fund and take care of its own defense today, it never will. The American taxpayer cannot defend “freedom” around the world forever. The maintenance of the military industrial complex of a size to project power globally is now destroying freedom at home. We’ve done more than our duty for Europe. Bring the troops home from around the world and secure our own border.
Western Europe has been impoverished by a generation or more of socialism than we have.
Is it any wonder that most of the "migrants" want to get into the countries which have been impoverished less by socialism and, thus, have more to loot?
Imagine if we stopped world wide aid for just one week. Those tax dollars could do good for our own citizens. Of course, the outcry and hand wringing would be over the top around the world.
Amen. Not only bring the troops home but stop the massive giveaways in terms of trade deals and foreign aid both of which were meant to buy influence abroad.
I’m not interested in “leading”. I’m interested in doing what is best for America. That means investing at home and restoring our industrial base that was left to rot. That means securing our borders booting out illegals and radically slashing H1bs. That means staying out of endless wars of choice overseas.
All that Western Europe has to worry about is where and when to take their next vacation.