Though the announcement has not been made yet, reports coming out of the Pentagon indicate that President Obama is planning to weaken the program of troop reductions in Europe that were promised by the Bush Administration.
The initial Rumsfeld Plan was to remove two of the four brigade combat teams currently assigned to Europe. President Obama, however, is planning to remove only one brigade. The move will come in 2015.
The Obama Administration has been keen to maintain a massive military presence in Europe, despite there being no conceivable reason for such a force decades after the end of the Cold War. Last April, they ruled out removing nuclear weapons from Europe.
Keeping troops deployed overseas is expensive. Though the Obama Administration has rejected military cuts as a way of balancing the budget, the move to one-up the hawkish Bush Administration in keeping massive numbers of of US troops deployed overseas may prove extremely unpopular as the deficit continues to soar.
We must stand guard in Europe. We must not forget that 70 years ago Germany, Italy and Russia united to destroy our freedoms. They cannot be trusted, especially Italy whose leader had sex with a 17 year old girl.
If we have to re-attack Germany, then that's what we must do. They are ruining the dollar, and that's cause enough to start aiming our nuclear weapons in their direction and massing troops around their border.
If we must go to war against Europe, part of Europe or all of Europe we should do it now before they start to re-arm. Taking over Europe makes more sense than defeating the Taliban who have few resources.
Germany, Italy and Russia are rich in natural resources and they could be used to supply us with what we need here at home.
Let's not forget that we have interests all over the world and they must be protected from the Europeans who hate our freedom and wealth and pure capitalism where we don't have Unions telling us what to do and sucking all our wealth out with their pensions and vacation days.
Attack Europe NOW!
Before it's too late!
Where do you live on the fuckin Mon, or with Mum..?? Start a war with Russia…??? You need medical help…!!
Mandinka! Damn the deficits, bring on the troops!
It allows the US to continue its domination over Europe.
You have the solution: LET THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS DECLARE WAR AGAINST DEFICITS. STRENGTHEN HOMELAND SECURITY and kill, tortyure and punish anybody pointing to or merely discussing deficits.
Because problems like torture and illegal warfare, and murky actions are succesfully handled in that manner already. And your grace, the President, will as seen from the experiences of handling thóse other problems, do they same.
When spin gets thin, violence comes in.
Yes! Let the president declare war on deficits, and then proceed to hunt anybody talking about it with any means necessary!
I hope the Obamabots are finally having buyer's remorse.
The reason why NATO has been propped up long after its sell by date is that it provides a legal pretext to keep US forces and military equipment near to Israel. Hence the ongoing attempt to fabricate a new cold war in Europe, which is supposed to bamboozle Europeans into thinking that they still need US protection but has in fact antagonised them, since the last thing Europeans want is a new cold war!
Rummy brags about how he masterminded the US withdrawal from Iceland. Needless to say it took 50 years to make sure the U-boat menace was no more. But he did do it, and I am thankful.
Our majestic emperor is just being prudent. What if Latvia and Estonia decide to go at it. Or the Danes and the Swedes. Or the Finns and the Norwegians. Or, horror of horrors, the Icelanders and the Irish. WE MUST TO STAY IN EUROPE.
Blessed are the warmongers, for they shall be called the sons of Mammon.