Withdrawing troops from Germany?

[_ajax18]

This thread isn't about Bernie and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It's about a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany.

What scares you about Russia taking over Europe? They want the same communism that the modern Democrat party wants. I would have figured you'd have wanted that.

[_ajax18]

Sounds like a fantastic idea to me.

Why?

We're not the world's free police service. Who cares what Prime Minister Merkel thinks. She's not paying for the army. The American taxpayer is!

[_Some Schmo]

If something Trump does seems odd or mysterious, just remember, he's a moron.

This was likely a suggestion Putin mentioned to Trump offhand while Donny was busy sucking his dick. He looked up and said, "Mmph, humph!" and then kept on sucking.

[_moksha]

What scares you about Russia taking over Europe? They want the same communism that the modern Democrat party wants.

Pretty sure Russia would like to extend its money-making oligarchy. It that respect, Putin would be similar to Trump.

[_Themis]

'Cause as an American taxpayer I prefer that American troops defend America, not Germany (or anywhere else).

Defending Europe is defending the US. Better not to wait until they are breaking down the door, and the more our enemies take over, the more enemies we end up having. The US will also have less access to resources it cannot produce. And that is just covering some of the selfish reasons you should want the US involved in the world. The US has been the biggest beneficiary of the world order it helped create and maintain after WW2. Don't be dumb enough to think losing that world order will make things better or stay the same back in the US.

[_Themis]

What scares you about Russia taking over Europe? They want the same communism that the modern Democrat party wants. I would have figured you'd have wanted that.

Do you ever get tired of believing such BS?

[_Themis]

We're not the world's free police service. Who cares what Prime Minister Merkel thinks. She's not paying for the army. The American taxpayer is!

The world's free police is the UN, paid for by countries that offer up money and soldiers to try and make the world a better place. The US has avoided this area and opted to do their own policing in areas that they think will benefit them.

[_ajax18]

The world's free police is the UN, paid for by countries that offer up money and soldiers to try and make the world a better place. The US has avoided this area and opted to do their own policing in areas that they think will benefit them.

Why can't Germany police itself?

[_Dr Exiled]

Sounds like a fantastic idea to me.

I agree. Let's turn inward for a while, fix our infrastructure, concentrate on local supply chains, disbanding monopolies, etc. We don't need to be the world's policeman (Bush's deceptive position in 2000).

[_Some Schmo]

We don't need to be the world's policeman (Bush's deceptive position in 2000).

Yes, we should leave that up to China or Russia. I'm sure they'll be much more just than we are.