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Originally Posted by MaDef

I didn't say dissolve NATO, keep NATO, but the U.S. needs to maybe take a less active roll. we currently have 99,500 active duty personnel stationed throughout Europe, most of them because of NATO, that's 3x as many troops as we have fighting wars in the Middle East. Maybe it's time for the EU to take on more responsibility for her own defense.

"Not" going to Europe sure makes being in the US military less attractive considering the places they'll be going or already are going instead. Yuck! Plus that whole dying for nothing thing isn't so great either, unless you're lucky enough to at least die for your comrades.