Speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Curtis
Scaparrotti, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, argued that the
US needs to send even more troops and warships to Europe to “stay ahead of Russia.”
Even though Russia’s military spending is actually scheduled to decrease
in the next few years, Gen. Scaparrotti argued that the “growing”
Russian threat justified even more US spending on Europe. This has, of
course, been a common argument for Pentagon officials, and is why the US
such a massive number of troops in Eastern Europe in the first place.
The Pentagon seems determined to continue using Russia as an excuse to
increase military spending going forward, or eventually start a huge war
with a military confrontation there.
To that end. the general is also confirming that the US is considering sending
yet more arms to Ukraine to use to fight Russia. Ukraine’s leadership
has repeatedly predicted the start of World War 3 with Russia.
Though the arms to Ukraine are nominally meant to be used to fight
ethnic Russian rebels, they include anti-tank weapons, and the new
shipment would be focused on naval arms, clearly not meant for the
landlocked “civil war.”
Top US General Seeks More Troops in Europe to Confront Russia
Says US also considering sending more weapons to Ukraine
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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