Remember when Democrats and Republicans alike talked of a "peace dividend" now that the Cold War was over? And only disagreed what to with the money?
Instead we got more NATO, involvement in the Yugoslavia situation, and lots of money made by the merchants of death.
And seriously ... do you really think we need to defend "freedom" in a Europe that has repudiated the very concept of freedom (even if they still hate Russia).
Let's get out of the "great game" already.
We’re passing record high defense budgets.
Peace dividends were a fantasy.
Yeah, I think Europe is a bulwark against the Russian Huns.