The US will reduce its foot print in Europe but there are certain countries like Britain, Norway and probably Turkey and Greece it will never withdraw from. The US needs to control the Med and access by the Russians to the North Atlantic.
Its quite a clever play in my opinion to pull back to the periphery of Europe. There is no reason to militarily occupy a lot of these countries anymore and resources expended there can be deployed in the Americas, Arctic and SE Asia.
The US will reduce its foot print in Europe but there are certain countries like Britain, Norway and probably Turkey and Greece it will never withdraw from. The US needs to control the Med and access by the Russians to the North Atlantic.
Its quite a clever play in my opinion to pull back to the periphery of Europe. There is no reason to militarily occupy a lot of these countries anymore and resources expended there can be deployed in the Americas, Arctic and SE Asia.