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2026-05-05 Europe

Europe seeks to ‘take charge’ of its own defense as US to cut presence of troops

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-05-05 2026-05-05 04:48|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1778 views ] Top

1 Trump's Germany troop cuts show limits of NATO efforts to keep US on board

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-05 07:30|| 2026-05-05 07:30|| Front Page Top

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30+ Years, since the fall of the USSR, and its looooong overdue.

Think about what it costs US Taxpayers, and how that $$$ Billions could be used here.

Heck several of the larger EU nations have adopted Socialist type governments, told the USA to screw off and still have OPEN BORDERS.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-05-05 08:38|| 2026-05-05 08:38|| Front Page Top

3 Your generous socialist systems or a military.

You can only choose one.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-05-05 09:02|| 2026-05-05 09:02|| Front Page Top

4 I think they'd be better off without a generous socialist system and they'd be better off without an overwhelming military. I mean, socialism sucks, especially when most of the benefits are going to ungrateful immigrants from the Middle East and Africa. And the military is unnecessary because, let's face it, the Russians are NOT coming.

My biggest concern is that, without the US Army sitting on them, Germans would be tempted to revert to their old militaristic ways and that might be bad for their neighbors.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-05-05 11:29|| 2026-05-05 11:29|| Front Page Top

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