Over, Over There (Almost)
I’m not persuaded that American troops on European soil (after 1989) makes sense for the United States. Between the proposed European Security Force and NATO, which alone fields 2.3 million active duty troops, and another 3.04 million reservists, no son or daughter or America should be at risk. Why any American personnel should perch atop the pile of skulls created by these countries, and stand in the way of their urge to do it again, is preposterous.
If Russia is the chief military threat to Europe, let Europeans deal with it. If they subserve to the Russians, who are themselves in a state of hypermortality and decay, they all deserve what they get.
NATO itself can also go to hell. NATO’s performance in Afghanistan is thin and timid. In the European backyard it’s simply a pretense for Americans to stand up to…or annoy…Russia (depending upon your viewpoint) with Europe looking over our shoulders.
Note this remark from a New Zealander I encountered on the Internet a while ago. “We [New Zealanders] should stay out of everything. If the balloon goes up, the Americans will take care of it.”
Screw him. Time to worry about ourselves. No American blood or treasure for this bunch of rotters.
Archived in: American Military, Europe, NatoSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:03 pm | Trackback
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Yanking the Yanks out of Yurp will hasten the collapse of many local economies and severely dent the EU. Think not, make that suggestion and see how obsequious those governments become. The hatred of Bush doesn’t extend as far as the dollar.
Let the lickspittles grovel, the practice will stand them in good stead when the post-heroic idiots meet persons that don’t believe in that crap.
Right. And they’re meeting them already.
By the way, the 173rd is still in ITALY!
Italy is a dagger pointed at the heart of the Alps, and we need to keep the peace.
We’re there to keep the pizza. The pisans can’t even keep their airline flying.
What will really inscense the fops is the looting of the Louvre, the Tate and the destruction of the Vatican art as graven images. Massive fires of Titians, Rembrants, Van Goghs while the candy-asses watch, wringing their hands.
Bring the troops home. The fat kitties are going to need the protection when Paulson tries to bail them out using taxpayer money.
When the balloon goes up on SS (probably in 2014) the life expectancy of a congress critter is going to be 23 seconds shorter than an RTO in a rice paddy.
These boomers will hunt them down.
“…life expectancy….23 seconds shorter than an RTO in a rice paddy”?
Picturesque writing.
The PRC25 was body armor.
Not against a .51!
Harumph, neither is Kevlar, a few sandbags or a steel mesh checkerboard. But it’s quick…you hope.
It is, they even find most of the pieces.
Shit, I should know better.