OldLady
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Where is he going to put almost 10,000 soldiers? Will he have to reopen some of the old bases that have been closed for years? I think in most cases it is too late--they've been repurposed. Or maybe he's not sending them all home.If we ever really scaled back like Trump wants to do...we could pay off the debt and retire our citizens in style....Exactly!! The US spent $trillions defending the EU, Japan, SK, Taiwan, et.al. You build bases, you rebuild bases, you pay for troops and equipment, and the Germans buy LNG from Russia to fund their military. We can spend those dollars better here in the US.And now we know why the old guard generals like Mattis came out this week...do you know how many retired Generals work as lobbyist for European nations that want to keep our troops there indefinitely?....look... everything is linked to money...if our bases close in Europe hundreds of cities will lose all of that revenue created by our troops....jobs will disappear over night....now I see whats going on....that's shameful General Mattis....
‘Cost Plus 50’ and Bringing U.S. Troops Home: A Look at the Numbers
The Trump administration wants to make it more expensive for American allies to host U.S. military personnel in their country. It reportedly intends towarontherocks.com