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applegrove

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Tue Jul 7, 2026, 05:59 PM Tuesday

Europe Exposed as U.S. Pulls Back From NATO

Europe Exposed as U.S. Pulls Back From NATO

July 7, 2026 at 6:18 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 33 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/07/07/europe-exposed-as-u-s-pulls-back-from-nato/


“America’s allies are rushing to find workarounds and replacements for the bombers, warships and other forces the U.S. recently told other NATO members they could no longer rely on in a crisis,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“But filling all the holes left by the American pullback—including midair refuelers that are in short supply and long-range strategic bombers that only the U.S. has—is proving challenging for the military alliance and risks leaving its European members, in particular, exposed to rising threats from Russia.”

CNN: Trump mused about cutting troops in Europe by a third to send a message to NATO.
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Europe Exposed as U.S. Pulls Back From NATO (Original Post) applegrove Tuesday OP
They will be ok.............. Lovie777 Tuesday #1
There's a place in hell for all of them. vapor2 Tuesday #2
They should have been doing this for over a year now Johnny2X2X Tuesday #3

Lovie777

(24,701 posts)
1. They will be ok..............
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 06:02 PM
Tuesday

It's the US I'm worried about.

shithole and the republican party hates democracy.

vapor2

(5,213 posts)
2. There's a place in hell for all of them.
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 07:10 PM
Tuesday

Every day is chaos, the traitors continue with their agenda while the rest of us struggle to put food on the table. We have become a shit hole country thanks to the demented cheater and destroyer

Johnny2X2X

(24,636 posts)
3. They should have been doing this for over a year now
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 07:12 PM
Tuesday

Europe needs to be able to confront Russia and maybe even the US. Europe needs to stay united in defense and start building its military up.

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