Maybe Europe should have listened to us during the Obama admin [0] instead of blowing us off. Now you reap what you sow.
We have been signaling to Europe for decades that we will be pivoting to Asia - that is where most of our troops are and where much of our trade originates.
Either European states load share or they can deal with the Russian menace on their own. If Europe can't even help Ukraine independently, then how would they even help us in the Indo-Pacific?
The Europeans have no excuse given that Japan and South Korea have continued to maintain their own defensive capacity while under a US defense shield.
java-man•21m ago
alephnerd•15m ago
We have been signaling to Europe for decades that we will be pivoting to Asia - that is where most of our troops are and where much of our trade originates.
Either European states load share or they can deal with the Russian menace on their own. If Europe can't even help Ukraine independently, then how would they even help us in the Indo-Pacific?
The Europeans have no excuse given that Japan and South Korea have continued to maintain their own defensive capacity while under a US defense shield.
[0] - https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/0...