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paleotn

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8. Hurts the US military and US foreign policy more than it does Europe.
Fri May 1, 2026, 08:35 PM
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Of course, that's lost on a petty orange toddler and the yes men won't bring it up. Stuttgart, Ramstein and others are vital to the US military's reach into the ME and Africa. Without them, power projection becomes far more difficult.

From a European defense standpoint, it's not like this is 1975. There really aren't a heck of a lot of US bodies there anymore compared to the Cold War, and most of what's left isn't tip of the spear. Plus, Putin just doesn't have the resources to threaten Europe conventionally. He's running out of gas in Ukraine as it is.

If he or more likely his successor is able to rebuild, that will take years and the EU will be more than a match on their own. Our erstwhile allies know what to do and they're doing it. Donnie is just being petty. Stupidly petty. The big loser here is the US.

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