Based on the current situation, it is really chump change that we spend on forward basing. And it is good for the troops to have first hand knowledge of these countries. The old policy was threat based. Just a little bit more than what the enemy had. Now it’s leave them in the dust. Smart, not because it was my idea, smart because the competition slowly stops competing. Russia is there and it won’t be that long before China is there too. With China, we needed a trade rebalancing to improve the situation.
Do you think it's worth $6,000 per U.S. taxpayer each year to pump NATO full of cash?
Based on the current situation, it is really chump change that we spend on forward basing. And it is good for the troops to have first hand knowledge of these countries. The old policy was threat based. Just a little bit more than what the enemy had. Now it’s leave them in the dust. Smart, not because it was my idea, smart because the competition slowly stops competing. Russia is there and it won’t be that long before China is there too. With China, we needed a trade rebalancing to improve the situation.
So make Europe pay their fair share and refund the difference to taxpayers.