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Spend more on defence or we move troops to Poland, U.S. envoy tells Germany
Reuters via YAHOO ^ | August 9, 2019

Posted on 08/09/2019 8:22:15 PM PDT by Farcesensitive

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We should just bring them all home but if Trump follows through on his cost + 50% demand with Poland this will be an improvement.
1 posted on 08/09/2019 8:22:15 PM PDT by Farcesensitive
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Albeit indirectly, US taxpayers are subsidizing Euro-Muzzard 2nd, 3rd & 4th wives.

Euros can spend extravagantly on social programs cuz we’re defending them.


2 posted on 08/09/2019 8:24:28 PM PDT by gaijin
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keep Ramstein, Spang and Landstuhl hospital... everyone else can move to Poland (incl Wiesbaden AB)


3 posted on 08/09/2019 8:28:35 PM PDT by sheehan (DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS.)
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solidarność polska
4 posted on 08/09/2019 8:28:36 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors, and come heavily armed!)
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Ramstein, Spang and Landstuhl are just facilities once the personnel are removed.

Build the facilities elsewhere and staff them with the same personnel and you have the same functionality but none of the political overhead and bullcrap.


5 posted on 08/09/2019 8:30:22 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Farcesensitive

Let’s get every single American servicemember out of Europe and to hell with the whole continent.


6 posted on 08/09/2019 8:32:14 PM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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This is nuts. The decision should be based on which location makes the most strategic sense given our current and future threats. Period.


7 posted on 08/09/2019 8:33:49 PM PDT by semimojo
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I agree, bring them home


8 posted on 08/09/2019 8:34:52 PM PDT by Undecided 2012
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Maybe the Euro plan for security all along was import as many muzzies as possible and Vlad will never want us.


9 posted on 08/09/2019 8:36:37 PM PDT by Undecided 2012
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The Art of the Deal!


10 posted on 08/09/2019 8:39:03 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
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US troops in Poland instead of Germany, might be even better protection for Germany from Russia.

Germans are some of the worst out of Europe, in terms of public (Men’s) willingness to fight for their country (Finns are the highest). Public opinion would probably like to weasel out of having to pay or contribute any troops, like New Zealand - even if it means putting their head into the sand, and denying threats.


11 posted on 08/09/2019 8:44:36 PM PDT by BeauBo
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“This is nuts. The decision should be based on which location makes the most strategic sense given our current and future threats. Period.”


Bringing them home makes the most strategic sense.
Poland makes as much or more sense than Germany and the pressure on Germany to pay for their own defense makes strategic sense.


12 posted on 08/09/2019 8:44:50 PM PDT by Farcesensitive
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I agree, bring them home

I kind of felt that way, when I was stationed in Germany, back in the 80s. I still do not have a whole lot of warm fuzzy feelings for the Germans. I felt there was a substantial number of anti American/pro Russian people there.

13 posted on 08/09/2019 8:45:41 PM PDT by Mark17 (Master Sgt, US Air Force, retired. Air traffic controller. Father of US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant)
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Threaten tariffs on their auto industry - they have the politicians on a short lease.


14 posted on 08/09/2019 8:46:30 PM PDT by BeauBo
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No we have friends left in Europe .


15 posted on 08/09/2019 8:48:03 PM PDT by Destroyer Sailor (Revenge is a dish best served cold. Z)
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16 posted on 08/09/2019 8:48:14 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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Can we still just reoccupy the Rhineland?

The Versailles Treaty said we could, right?

17 posted on 08/09/2019 8:50:19 PM PDT by x
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Bringing them home makes the most strategic sense.

That's true if you think Europe will manage things well enough on their own and that we will never need to re-engage, and that Russia doesn't pose a long term threat.

I'm not sold yet but it would be nice...

18 posted on 08/09/2019 8:51:28 PM PDT by semimojo
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I believe the Eastern European powers (Poland, Hungary, the Baltic States) are pretty good friends to America.


19 posted on 08/09/2019 8:54:08 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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We should side with the Poles and Czech’s. They don’t play the muzzie game. They’re damn good people too.


20 posted on 08/09/2019 8:58:03 PM PDT by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought))
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