Food for thought! The discussion has been ongoing for many years whether the United States should be so much involved in the defense and security of Europe since the demise of the Soviet Union.
E.g. President Trump was right to point out that European countries were not spending enough on defense!
"The American People Should Not Be Subsidizing European Security
Washington should be handing European security off to the Europeans, not asking another generation of American taxpayers to foot the bill themselves. ..."
"... The declaration is a triumph for countries like Poland [??? Why is Poland blamed here], who do not trust their European neighbors and instead want the United States to remain at the center of European security forever. It is a defeat for the American people. Washington should be handing European security off to the Europeans, not asking another generation of American taxpayers to foot the bill themselves. ...
But Europe should be strategically autonomous. The alternative is for Washington to keep European countries on the dole forever. This approach amounts to a transfer payment from American taxpayers to European ones. And it is a pretty big transfer payment: a very conservative estimate from MIT’s Barry Posen put the figure on the order of $70–80 billion per year, even retaining the U.S. nuclear umbrella and intelligence assistance. ..."
But Europe should be strategically autonomous. The alternative is for Washington to keep European countries on the dole forever. This approach amounts to a transfer payment from American taxpayers to European ones. And it is a pretty big transfer payment: a very conservative estimate from MIT’s Barry Posen put the figure on the order of $70–80 billion per year, even retaining the U.S. nuclear umbrella and intelligence assistance. ..."
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