We have troops in Germany for force projection.
It has nothing to do with WWII.
Islam will always be an enemy.
>>Islam will always be an enemy.<<
SO true.
And so will be every communist country.
The US have been too chummy too long with Turkey and China. Neither can and should be trusted.
I think the reason is that NATO wants an ally on the south east border.
If the arent in NATO, where would their alliance go?
I understand the concerns about Turkey. I understand they are probably not reliable, but they have kept a buffer from a lot of the crap in the ME.
Has any country been booted from NATO? I honestly dont recall.