I think in this statement VDH makes the case for leaving our garrisons in place. European culture has an innate desire to rule the world. They simply think it is their right. That is the true source of their hatred of us. We have put down the Spanish, German, and Russian empires.
In some ways I like our boys their. It keeps a knife at their throats.
MDP
The blade at the throat is way to dull and fragile. The few combat troops we have there are hampered by many factors in their host country communities, such as: supply lines dependent on Euro ports, airstrips and roads, 2/3's of the U.S. forces are support personnel, military families are trapped in the communities, and the forces' original commitment was to merely be a detaining mission for the Soviet juggernaut (some called them canon fodder).
In short, Mr. Hanson is more correct than he lets on in the loss of political practicality of keeping our troops in old Europe.