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Having US troops is not because they need the troops, they want "US" troops so US citizens will die in an invasion and the US can not walk away.
by newuser94303 5y ago
Having US troops is not because they need the troops, they want "US" troops so US citizens will die in an invasion and the US can not walk away.
- ModernMech 5y agoI think the point is that anticipation of the US being committed to defend an invasion if there are troops there would deter an invasion in the first place.
- rtuulik 5y agoTripwire troops have been in Baltics for a while now. You don´t need to set up a permanent base for that.
- q1w2 5y agoSetting it up as permanent forces subsequent administrations to keep them there so that Russia isn't just waiting for a idiotic US leader to rotate them out. It's about sending strong signals.