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originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: nwtrucker
a reply to: intrptr
I highly doubt that they'd be deployed if those nations didn't want/ask for them.
I think the uS has militarily occupied European nations, especially Germany, since WWII with troops, tanks, air bases and missiles (w/ nukes) and ultimately they will be forced to do whatever the US tells them to.
The Russians left East Germany and went home, the US should too.
originally posted by: MrSpad
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: nwtrucker
a reply to: intrptr
I highly doubt that they'd be deployed if those nations didn't want/ask for them.
I think the uS has militarily occupied European nations, especially Germany, since WWII with troops, tanks, air bases and missiles (w/ nukes) and ultimately they will be forced to do whatever the US tells them to.
The Russians left East Germany and went home, the US should too.
The Russians were sent home. Perhaps because of that habit of invading Warsaw Pact allies whenever they dared to think about leaving the were not all that trusted. NATO allies do the opposite of what US wants as often as not. And less than 70,000 US forces compared to NATO's European and Turkish 2 million active duty troops is hardly an occupation in particular because they would leave if asked. And of course ignore the fact the NATO nations like Germany have had military forces in the US since the 1950s.
As for the OP, NATO is an integrated military alliance everybody has to have a pretty good idea of what they are fighting beside for best coordination. The numbers sent are hardly threatening.
a reply to: Zaphod58
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