“The majority of Germans now believe Europe can defend itself without the help of the American military, a Forsa survey has found.”
Could? Yes. Will? Not so much.
Of course it’s much easier to say that now that there are other countries between them and Russia.
“Of course it’s much easier to say that now that there are other countries between them and Russia.”
Despite all of the hysteria in the media about the Russians, the odds the Russians are going to invade Germany and the rest of eastern Europe are zero. Putin has enough problems inside Russia itself. If Russia invades any country it will be Ukraine which was part of the Soviet Union and acts as a buffer between the Russia and western Europe.
The Germans have sealed their fate. They have allowed people from the Middle East and Africa to settle in the homeland and they are now rooted in place in enough numbers to become the majority within a generation. By 2050/2060 Germany, France, and the UK will be Islamic countries, possibly under a radical Islamic caliphate stretching across Turkey and through the Middle East. Why should the US public be borrowing (or printing) dollars to pay for the defense of nations against no threat (Russia) and the unavoidable demographic destiny those we are defending have chosen?
George Washington in his farewell address warned the new nation against foreign entanglements and specifically about getting involved in the affairs of Europe which has been in a perpetual state of war for hundreds of years. Washington and the founders knew the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans protected the United States from invasion as long as the country maintained a strong navy and militia (2nd Amendment). The founders believed in a neutral foreign policy and free trade with all nations. By free trade they did not mean zero tariffs, in fact they imposed high tariffs on imports. To the founders free trade meant American merchants could trade with merchants in any nation. The federal government would not restrict the movement of goods.
We are not defending our own borders against the migration of millions of people into our nation. If we aren’t going to defend our own nation, why should we have troops scattered across the world meddling in the affairs of other nations and paying for the defense of “allies” who frequently condemn us and won’t fund their own defense? Bring the troops home and post them along the southern border if Congress won’t fund a wall.