Thursday, November 5, 2009

US Costs for NATO in Europe

E-mail to Congress:

EIN News says, "Central Europe Needs NATO Forces, Polish Minister Says. Central Europe needs "strategic reassurance" from Washington and NATO forces should be placed in the region to underscore its value to the alliance, Poland's foreign minister said on Wednesday. The minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, said a visit last month to Poland and the Czech Republic by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, to ease concerns about Washington's revised missile defense plans, had been welcome, but military capabilities would be more convincing than words. (reuters.com).

You know from my previous communications that I question the motivations of any person who makes a statement.

My speculation on what the Polish Foreign Minister means to say is that he needs the US dollars involved in the presence of NATO forces, meaning US soldiers and the cost of their upkeep in Europe.

Why are we the supposed peacekeepers in Europe? The United Nations has been in operation for many many years. The European Union is less aged but demonstrating considerable power. For example, it has just said that the Italians may not have crucifixes in their schools.

I am sure that those two organizations are able to keep peace in Europe, without the presence of US dollars. They are now richer than the United States, with its astounding debt.

Let's start pulling US forces out of NATO in Europe and see who starts filling the gap. If it's a consolidated group, we can continue. If it's a single country, we may want to have second thoughts.

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