Barney Frank says Europe should defend itself............

nakedempire agrees, europe should know that we will be there if they are attacked or invaded..............but our boys should be on our soil...............from....ap.........

"At some stage in the next 18 months to two years we're going to see a real ax taken to the American defense budget."

Some U.S. lawmakers have already raised the issue. As part of a proposal to reduce overall military spending, one prominent liberal congressman, Democrat Barney Frank, has questioned the strategic purpose of NATO for the United States and said Europe should defend itself."

"U.S. troop strength in Europe peaked in 1962 at nearly 277,000 soldiers and was still at around 213,000 in 1989. Current plans call for reducing troops from about 42,000 today to the 37,000 by 2015".................LINK