Move our troops from Germany to Poland - reducing costs and letting Putin know we are moving forward, not leaving. Make the Kurds and Israel our official military allies in the Middle East; move our bases in Turkey to Iraqi Kurdistan, letting the mullahs in Tehran know we are moving forward not leaving; and move our Navy to ports in Israel from the Persian Gulf - telling the Gulf States and the Saudis to get Navies of their own to defend their oil shipping lanes. Move our 39,000 troops out of Japan to South Korea and the Philippines - more forward with the Norks and telling Japan to beef itself up.
“Move our troops from Germany to Poland - reducing costs and letting Putin know we are moving forward, not leaving.”
That was my first thought.
The Germans don’t like us and the Poles would be happy to see us.
Win/Win.
Putin’s Russia ain’t the old USSR, even if they could give a nasty first punch.
“Make the Kurds and Israel our official military allies in the Middle East; move our bases in Turkey to Iraqi Kurdistan, letting the mullahs in Tehran know we are moving forward not leaving;”
Well that would drive the Pali’s absolutely bonkers. And it would get us out of Turkey, a good thing.
“and move our Navy to ports in Israel from the Persian Gulf - telling the Gulf States and the Saudis to get Navies of their own to defend their oil shipping lanes.”
That would maybe be putting too many eggs in too small a basket? IDK.
“Move our 39,000 troops out of Japan to South Korea and the Philippines - more forward with the Norks and telling Japan to beef itself up.”
SK might be on board with that, not sure about Dutuerte in the PI though.
Is this a better strategy considering China’s island building?
It would definitely make Rocket Boy crap his pants.
One of the reasons none of the above will happen is money.
It would cost hundreds of billions of dollars to close bases and open new ones. Maybe trillions?
But what am I talking about, the pubbies love spending like democrats.
Another consideration; any move from Japan would be celebrated as a victory by China. Even if we are just shuffling troops around their propaganda arm would make hay of it.
These are just my first blush thoughts. If I’m wrong show me and I’ll reconsider.
We still have troops in Germany because the other Europeans do not trust the Germans.