Trump administration weighs drastic cut to U.S. forces in Europe of 25,000 or more
www.nbcnews.com
The potentially drastic drawdown of 25,000 or more U.S. troops comes amid warnings from NATO allies about a growing threat posed by Russia.
  • jobbies@lemmy.zipEnglish
    81·
    5 hours ago

    Finally some good news.

    Don’t let the door hit your arse on the way out 👋

  • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    6 hours ago

    Good, Europe should avoid depending on the US.

    Russia is struggling to invade Ukraine, the idea that Europe needs the US is ridiculous, especially when you realize that Ukraine did worse when it was getting more US support.

  • stumu415@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
    28·
    8 hours ago

    This just happens to coincide with the daily intrusion of Russian drones and jets into NATO airspace.

    • DjangoFett@lemmy.zipEnglish
      214·
      6 hours ago

      Societal collapse is imminent. I just watched a historian predict this only days ago. FWIW, he’s Chinese immigrant to Canada.

      Now Germany will be forced to step up.

      Then Russia claims its 1941 all over again.

      Now Europe is at war.

      Nobody is talking.

      Nobody is trading.

      First world amenities dry up.

      Everyone else starves.

      Mass migration.

      Destabilization from within as governments swing further right in response to a very real “national identity crisis” as uninhabitable parts of the world move to the habitable.

      Social systems buckle under the weight of unaccounted for millions surging in.

      Totalitarians seize what power is left to keep theirs while they can which only further isolates everyone.

      In the midst of Europe doing this, the Middle East has Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the independent militias allied with the IRGC as proxies exacerbating things throughout the region by targeting Saudi (American-aligned) petroleum facilities. Also harassing anyone in Hormuz and the Red Sea because they can. And uh, have we heard about how difficult it is to stop the rebel mountain tribes in that part of the world from operating as they please?

      Tl; Dr https://youtu.be/C5o3tgr-AgI

  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    58·
    8 hours ago

    The US has been saying Europe needs to do more to defend itself since Obama, and likely before that even.

    This should not come as a surprise. And to be honest, they have a point. The state of some European militaries while one of their neighbours is actively being invaded is pretty embarrassing.