1/ IF the goal is2 resuscitate NATO and in time eliminate Russia as a country, this is precisely the way to do it. W/o such base(s) US forces would have to land in France and convoy thru Neth&Germany to reach the front. Not feasible in a high velocity war.http://t.co/gEjbJF6NKI
3/ This is a war the local Europeans will have to fight on their own. There's a whole chapter in Absent Superpower on just that topic. It isn't pretty. pic.twitter.com/QO1mqEC8mB