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Originally Posted by Skybird
A military commander lacking military competence and running the military like a profit-oriented business company, is a problem. There is strategic value and necessity than cannot be expressed in money saved. That is not just a problem with Biden'S predecessorl but the Germna defenc eminsitres Guttenmberg and Leyen also sufferedf form this kind of incompetence and wishful thinkling - they tried to run the military like a business company. Did work only very, very, very bad, and made most of the bad things even worse.
In chess, gambits are an example. You seem to get a material gain - but you pay with substantial loss in options, time, positional quality. Gambits are "poisoned". Thats what makes them a gambit and not a present.
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From what I've read the purpose of domestic base closures and withdrawing troops from other locations like Germany. Is to support ongoing operations in other places in the world without having throw even more money at the military industrial complex. It places an incredible burden on our domestic economy and infrastructure. Believe it or not our expansion into over 170 foreign countries around the world costs a crap-ton of cash to operate and maintain. Try it sometime.
Oh, and I can guarantee you we are not leaving Europe. One of our goals is to upset and check growing German influence and business ties with Russia.
Navalny <cough cough>. But for now its a good idea to reduce costs, especially these days I think it's more important than maintaining a large presence in a nation and region that has lived in peace for well over 75 years.
Anyway its also my opinion by placing the plan to reduce troop deployment on hold for review by the Biden administration. Is political speak for, its still going to happen but it will now be known as the 'Biden Plan'.