[Joe Boucher]

Please please don't reduce American troop numbers in Germany, eliminate American military presence in this ungreatful turd of a country.

[fly_so_free]

"Washington to cut bases in Germany"

Good, glad to hear it.

I think the Germans have set some kind of world speed record in going from tyranny to freedom to ingratitude, and heading back down the road to tyranny again, in a little over 20 years time. Unbeleivable. The next news story will be that 2 new countries are joining the United Nations: The Islamic Republics of France and Germany.

[MissAmericanPie]

Good deal. All our base are belong to us, and we will move them were they are welcome. Germany can live in peace with it's radical Islamists, or not. We can stop propping up their worthless economy to boot.

[gridlock]

I hope that many of these soldiers will stay in Iraq and set up bases there. Why do we want to be in Europe? The action is going to be in the ME for the forseeable future. Bases in Iraq can form the critical bulwark of stability to allow the first Islamic Democracy to flourish.

If we try to get in and get out fast, some no-name butcher of a Lieutenant is going to be running the place within a year, making matters even worse.

[RetiredArmy]

There goes the big $$$$$$$ that they get for our rental of the bases and other areas. We have to pay to rent the bases, housing areas, etc, along with the AFRC areas in Garmisch and such. The Germans have always counted on these $$$$. I served 10 of my 20 years in the Army in Germany. I have heard from more than one old German that the bases leaving after the Gulf War hurt them badly. The Germans lost thousands of jobs at the American bases and the costs associated with them. Pulling our troops out will hurt their economy and cause more unemployment. Good. The ungrateful bunch can go to hell. We had to win the peace back for all of Europe over the Germans twice. Then we had to protect the crummy Germans from the Soviets. Let the Soviets have them.