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Cossy Tue 06-Oct-26 13:16:10

I know we’ve touched on this before, but until researched a tad more I wasn’t fully aware of quite how powerful the USA military are within NATO and indeed the Western World.

For example;
• Leadership Roles:
The top military commander of NATO—the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)—is permanently reserved for a U.S. four-star general, ensuring American leadership over allied operational planning.
• Logistical Backbone: U.S. bases in Europe provide critical airlift, sealift, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) networks that most European militaries cannot match independently.

I understand part of Trump’s attitude towards us all now, which at the same time scares me slightly!

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fancythat Tue 06-Oct-26 13:18:17

Yes, we have spoken about it before on this forum.

Yes, the US is huge.
Though when the subject came up several months ago, many seemed to disbelieve.

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Cossy Tue 06-Oct-26 13:27:28

fancythat

Yes, we have spoken about it before on this forum.

Yes, the US is huge.
Though when the subject came up several months ago, many seemed to disbelieve.

What do you mean when you say “yes, the US is huge”

I’m not talking about the country, or their actual military power, but purely about their powerful and guaranteed force within NATO?

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fancythat Tue 06-Oct-26 13:30:23

All of that.
Every which way you can think of.

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GrannyGravy13 Tue 06-Oct-26 13:37:37

The current POTUS is correct in one thing, other NATO members need to up their game, spend more on defence and forward looking security.

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petra Tue 06-Oct-26 13:49:45

It didn’t happen by accident.
They’ve been working on this supremacy for decades.

www.cfr.org/education/learn/reading/how-did-united-states-become-global-power

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