Not to mention when europe finally falls apart there will be less of our troops in the crossfire, at least initially.
Looking for silver, errrr, copper, errr, lead linings in the clouds....
That is true, but it will be harder to redeploy to Turkey and the Mideast if necessary.
Of course, this could be the C in C’s way of making sure that his successor does not have ready intervention in said areas, once he is removed from the position.