European leaders on edge as prospect looms of Trump pulling 20K troops from continent

foxnews.com ^ | March 2, 2025 | Michael Lee

[V_TWIN]

"The Europeans have a serious problem of readiness … that they’re trying to fix, but it takes time," Camille Grand, a former NATO official who is now with the European Council on Foreign Relations, said in a Washington Post report Sunday. "If Trump decides ‘I’m going to pull out U.S. troops from Germany because I’m upset with the trade imbalance,’ that’s much more complicated to manage than to say we have a plan to do this within X years."

[V_TWIN]

The US has spoiled Europe for far too long......time to get off the American teat.

[Jonty30]

In one sense, by allowing Europe to get away with it, America is a little bit respilonsible for the socialism that plagues Europe.

[EvilCapitalist]

Those 20,000 troops belong on our Southern Border.

[GingisK]

Yeah, bring them home, put them on our borders.

[Jonty30]

In one sense, by allowing Europe to get away with it, America is a little bit responsible for the socialism that plagues Europe.

[metmom]

Preach it.

They’ve been too lazy and irresponsible.

It’s well past tie to quit depending on us and take care of their own militaries and preparedness.

We owe them NOTHING.

[BigFreakinToad]

means my Daughter and her family would be coming home. All for it!!

[Jonty30]

That means cutting back on the socialism. It also means payments to Muslims are going to take a hit.

[Bon of Babble]

Gee, maybe Europe will have to defend itself from now on and not depend on us.

Let them spend their $$ on defense - and not lavish social programs.

[Flag_This]

"The Europeans have a serious problem of readiness … that they’re trying to fix, but it takes time"

We've given you 80 years, how much "time" do you chimps require?

[crz]

Glad to hear that.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

I could support taking our troops out of des Deutschen Vaterland, maybe taking some of them to Poland.

[BigFreakinToad]

would be nice, but we shall see.

[metmom]

Oh, darn......

[mund1011]

America is a little bit responsible for the socialism that plagues Europe.

++++++++++++++

Just like bad parents who give their precious wonderchild everything without the life lesson of earning it for themselves. Kid turns out to be a spoiled P.O.S. just like eurotrash.

[McGavin999]

But I thought they said the world needs a new leader of the free world. Go for it.

[Jonty30]

Yes, just like that.
Now, they will have the harsh lessons in paying their own bills.

[Jonty30]

Poland is a solid ally.

[kaktuskid]

Remember “Yankee Go Home”?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

respilonsible I have to admit, that's one of the best misplellings I've ever seen,