Forget about Korea. There is an argument to be made that the troops there have served as a deterent to the madment in Pongyang.
But how about all the thousands of troops and stored equipment in Germany? Does anyone really expect the Russians to come storming through the Fulda Gap since 1990?
Time to close those bases for sure. They are an anachronon of WWII and the Cold War.
“But how about all the thousands of troops and stored equipment in Germany? Does anyone really expect the Russians to come storming through the Fulda Gap since 1990?”
Germany pays for those troops...they barely cost us anything. We can bring them back, but it won’t cut A DIME out of our military spending...unless you want to disarm them and shrink the size of our fighting force.
This is absolutely PURE CRAP! I can't believe that anyone would still buy this. I hope you don't really believe that!
Our troops are not there as a "deterrent". Anyone who actually still believes this bill-of-goods has been suckered by the government.
Our U.S. troops are actually there as a 'trigger' point to make it easier for the United States to get involved militarily in any cross-border conflict.
Bring the troops home. Let the Koreans do the fighting. I am sick and tired of our sons dying for other people's behind!!!!