An article in Bloomberg on the recent wargames in Romania among non-U.S. NATO countries reveals what everyone already knew: Europe has no means of “self-defense” without the U.S.
The November exercises that took place in Cincu, Romania, “offered a glimpse of the alliance’s likely future as President Donald Trump reduces U.S. deployments in Europe,” the article begins. Officials voiced concerns about the time it would take NATO troops to arrive for a hypothetical attack by Russia in Eastern Europe—several weeks, it claims. But most concerning is the apparent drawdown of U.S. forces deployed on NATO territory. U.S. troops in Romania have already been reduced from 1,700 to 1,000, and similar reductions have been announced for Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Hungary.
