Trump administration 2024-2028

[OldSolduer]

Just posted on FB:
"From 32 Alpha TF 1-08 - American OH 58 helicopter crew used to fight over who would fly overwatch on 32 Alpha. This doesn't sound like a section who would hang back and lounge around. So Donny boy take your bone spurs and ride off into the sunset. Don't go away mad - just go away."

I hope the motherfucker reads it

 

[Good2Golf]

Then you get the U.S., which while being NATO’s most powerful and wealthiest member, is also heavily motivated by its own global hegemony. The U.S. has interest in the security of Europe for the economic stability; it has interest in the Arctic both for its sphere of influence and of course to cover against missiles and bombers coming over the top. But then the U.S. also has a lot of forces in the Middle East, some, clearly, focused on central and South America, and a very substantial posture in the Indo-Pacific. China and Iran are not likely to pose threats that fall under the NATO treaty. And again, yes, the U.S. can repurpose, at any point in time, much of their forces to a war in Europe… But it still means much of their spending isn’t for NATO purposes.

Agree fully. I’m trying to find my records where I crunched the math of where US DoD was spending its 3.6% GDP, re: NATO - M.E. - ASIAPAC - LATAM - AFRICA - RoW, but I think the numbers showed NATO had about “only” 1.3-1.4% GDP. Notably less than several committed NATO countries…

 

[Altair]

Nice to know there are some decent yanks around.