"cleared out the base in Germany"
just WHERE do you presume the logistical support for Afghanistan and Iraq are coming from ???
Would you prefer supply planes driving across the Atlantic? Or maybe, from Ramstein??
Those Cold War inventory depots are being used for a real purpose . . . and Landstuhl Hospital, too . . .
... *sigh* Must I really explain this?
The phrase I used, "clearing out," was rhetorical and not literal. I understand that Rammstein is an important base with regards to WoT support. I do not advocate abandoning Rammstein (at least, not until we get a suitable replacement). I do, however, advocate taking unnecessary personnel from that base and putting them in another theater where they can be of better use.
Boy, and I thought sarcasm tags were too frequently seen here on FR... I guess now I know why they're so prevalent.