Trump (not America) threatens NATO again…
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How about you . I see a bunch of border disputes , but other than WW2 pushing Hitler back to Berlin I don’t see Russian invading Europe with the intention of conquest . That is not the case in the other direction . NATO is nothing more than a big bureaucracy looking for a reason to hang on .
No . I am speaking an uncomfortable truth . Haw haw .
Yes , this whole argument started and comes back to Ukraine and the paper tiger . Without the U.S. NATO is dead .
The decision was even more surprising because troops and equipment had already started to arrive in the country. It sent fresh waves of anxiety through European capitals and inside the Pentagon on Thursday about whether such moves could embolden Russia — and which ally might turn into the next target.
“We had no idea this was coming,” said one of the U.S. officials, adding that European and American officials have spent the last 24 hours on the phone trying to understand the decision and figure out if more surprises are coming.
The move follows Hegseth’s announcement this month that the Pentagon would withdraw 5,000 troops from bases in Germany. But that decision followed through on a threat Trump made after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was "humiliating" itself with the conflict in Iran.
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The White House referred questions to the Pentagon, which defended the move as a carefully considered process. "The decision to withdraw troops follows a comprehensive, multilayered process that incorporates perspectives from key leaders in [U.S. military in Europe] and across the chain of command," said acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez. "This was not an unexpected, last minute decision?”
“We had no idea this was coming,” said one of the U.S. officials, adding that European and American officials have spent the last 24 hours on the phone trying to understand the decision and figure out if more surprises are coming.
The move follows Hegseth’s announcement this month that the Pentagon would withdraw 5,000 troops from bases in Germany. But that decision followed through on a threat Trump made after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was "humiliating" itself with the conflict in Iran.
‘No idea it was coming’: Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland — POLITICO
It wasn’t clear why the Defense secretary issued the order not to send troops on a routine mission to a country the administration refers to as a “model ally.”
If the US Military has no money, what would be cut first?The decision was even more surprising because troops and equipment had already started to arrive in the country. It sent fresh waves of anxiety through European capitals and inside the Pentagon on Thursday about whether such moves could embolden Russia — and which ally might turn into the next target.
“We had no idea this was coming,” said one of the U.S. officials, adding that European and American officials have spent the last 24 hours on the phone trying to understand the decision and figure out if more surprises are coming.
The move follows Hegseth’s announcement this month that the Pentagon would withdraw 5,000 troops from bases in Germany. But that decision followed through on a threat Trump made after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was "humiliating" itself with the conflict in Iran.
The White House referred questions to the Pentagon, which defended the move as a carefully considered process. "The decision to withdraw troops follows a comprehensive, multilayered process that incorporates perspectives from key leaders in [U.S. military in Europe] and across the chain of command," said acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez. "This was not an unexpected, last minute decision?”‘No idea it was coming’: Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland — POLITICO
It wasn’t clear why the Defense secretary issued the order not to send troops on a routine mission to a country the administration refers to as a “model ally.”
I’ve no idea & I’m only about a quarter of the way through the video, but if the US alone is 40% of all global military spending, and…
…if the above is accurate, that’s 25% of all global military spending that America can’t account for? Maybe it’s time for a garage sale. Do they make a smaller version of the F18 that I could use as a coffee table?