[FreedomPoster]

Ping.

[EQAndyBuzz]

There is nothing left to protect in Europe. Our bases were there as a strictly defensive measure. Same reason we are stationed in South Korea.

Why there are families there in the first place is beyond me. These areas are combat areas and should have always been treated as such. Having families there only put people in harms way.

Now that the Soviet Union collapsed and Communism is no longer a threat, moving these units to a more forward position for easier access to hot spots makes much more sense.

It seems that the only people complaining are the ones who put us there in the first place.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

I have nothing good to say about the German Chancellor or Foreign Minister, but I would like to point out that the Bundeswehr and the Polizei have been providing force protection for all our installations, including dependent housing areas, and doing a good job. I have come across no news indicating any problems with the Host Nation Support US Forces receive from Germany. I believe the Bundeswehr is also in Afghanistan.

There is no need for a US Corps in Germany anymore, but boots on the ground give us a say in what goes on in Europe that we would not otherwise have.

I would like to see the 2nd Infantrycentric Stryker Brigade Combat Team (the artist formerly known as Prince the unit formerly known as 2nd ACR) move into Graf. From there they can rail to Black Sea SPOE's or road march to Luftwaffe bases in Bavaria for air transport. They would be a Central European Task Force, much like the 173rd is the Southern European Task Force.