Drawing down our presence in Europe to focus on the Indo-Pacific would reflect a recurring American error: our repeatedly misplaced confidence that we can predict the next war and optimize for it in advance. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/withdrawin...
I wonder if Putin whispered this idea into Trump's ear. It sounds like a Putin dream, with a willing co-conspirator.
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In reality I would prefer a neutral USA free Europe in case you wand do war with China. It is not our problem
IF there is a China / Pacific / Taiwan / Asia war. THEN There will also almost certainly be some simultaneous attack on Europe by Russia & others. [Note: North Korea is already involved in a prototype of this]
Europe is already at war. If Russia escalates by opening another front, China might blockade and/or invade Taiwan.
Europe is unlikely to get involved. It has its hands full with Russia, China, North Korea, and the USA.
It will make daddy Putin very happy !
Backing away from a fight we can win with a country that needs defeating, to take on a fight we probably can't win with a country we rely on. Sounds like a MAGA move.
Russia is not USSR & Ukraine can stop Russia with some help, and EUrope need to stand on its own, hence US, who support in a war is doubtful anyway, is not needed nor wanted in Europe.
The US shouldn’t completely withdraw but they need to close some bases and shift focus to China. Europe can handle Russia. Taiwan can’t handle China. And I worry about Chinese aggression towards Japan.
Europe is quite strong but has some significant weaknesses. Air tankers, AWACS & capacity to kill Russian radars. Much better logistics & ammunition capacity needed. Better coordinated leadership?
DK will be buying MRTTs & Globaleyes, but its also something that EU should start funding.
I wonder who would benefit from a US withdrawal from Europe? Oh well, I’m sure Trump and Hegseth have really given this some deep thought.
Remember who's in charge of the military. A drunk former Fox host.
So much for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Absolute nightmare
There are no experts left
This is astounding, given current Russian aggression, even towards NATO.
Just what Putin wants Trump to do.
100% this. ☝️
Weren't we drawing down in Europe back during Bush Jr to focus on the Middle East? Wasn't that a thing? How'd that work out?
Perhaps it’s easier to predict a war when you’re running the “department of war” rather than the department of defense.
Things are different now. At this point the success of our military depends to a disturbing degree on the whims of a drunken Sec Def, a ketamine fueled car salesman, a Russian despot and an orange buffoon. We can’t even be sure US forces in Europe wouldn’t be ordered to shoot at Europeans.
A strategic blunder. 🤔 What is new with this administration? Seems consistent with how they roll. (No pun intended)
1. Expect multi-front war. May have attacks against USA as well. We could spend $400 billion a year less on military and be safer. We waste trillions on weapon systems, foreign military bases we do not while refusing to give soldiers what they need to win www.mlive.com/opinion/musk...
2 Vietnam fought with USA against Japan. Democrats chose to murder babies in Vietnam with Resolution Authorizing Force which is not constitutional. Democrats used chemical warfare against people of Vietnam and our soldiers. Saudi Arabia attacked USA on 9/11. Iraq did not.
3 USA did a genocide in Iraq with resolution authorizing force. genocide definition - when you murder people in cold blood who have caused you no harm example - Christian knights on the way to Middle East murdered Jews in cold blood who caused them no harm
4 There were no Air Marshal flying domestically on planes on 9/11. Congress refused to harden cockpits. FAA in 1990s said as airplane and airport security improves the threat posed to planes by surface to air missiles is likely to increase. Think Firebombing of Germany WW2
Experts? Isn't that the point in this administration?
It’s the plan … Krasnov
I'm pretty sure that isn't why we're drawing down our presence in Europe. I would imagine that was a direct order from Putin.
If you do, I hope you cut the fu*king defense budget by $250 billion or more.
Embracing MAGA was the strategic blunder.
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