Iraq exit strategy
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Just thousands of advisers. What's the big deal? Totally NOT a troop build up. This is the "New Coke" version of a troop build up, if you will.
I always thought we should keep a bsse of operations there like we did in Germany, Japan, and Korea after those wars.
I dunno, maybe I'm still struggling with 1950's thinking.
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I dunno, maybe I'm still struggling with 1950's thinking.
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I would rather have a base there than in Germany.
We have too many bases in too many countries already.
NATO/OTAN is what keeps us in Europe. However I would agree that we can shut some of those bases down. We actually stopped using bases in Iceland which made sense, but kept bases in Germany open, but that was due to Germany being used as a stop point for troops going to the ME.
The US still has a commitment to the Europe, but the current administration is not concerned about supporting a NATO obligation to defend member nations. If anything the current admin thinks this is a old ball and chain that is pulling us back.
Anyway, I'm still trying to figure out why we have any need for 1,500 Non-combat troops in Iraq. I guess we need more targets. Or was that why we pulled out in the first place?
The US still has a commitment to the Europe, but the current administration is not concerned about supporting a NATO obligation to defend member nations. If anything the current admin thinks this is a old ball and chain that is pulling us back.
Anyway, I'm still trying to figure out why we have any need for 1,500 Non-combat troops in Iraq. I guess we need more targets. Or was that why we pulled out in the first place?
