U.S. troops deploy for Europe from Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Feb. 3. Allison Joyce/AFP
Washington Times: As U.S. troops reach 100K in Europe, questions mount over endgame, long-term effects
Pressure grows on Europe to bolster its military spending ahead of NATO summit The number of American troops in Europe has risen sharply in the four months since Russia invaded Ukraine, from about 65,000 in mid-February to 100,000 today.
That increase, one of the most rapid U.S. military buildups on the continent in the post-Cold War era, has no clear end date or any obvious metrics to determine when troops could come home or be repositioned to other theaters such as the Indo-Pacific.
Instead, their mission is to deter further Russian aggression and prevent any attack on NATO territory. That goal will prove difficult to measure and could justify a years-long mission as Russia and Ukraine settle into a slow, bloody war of attrition in the Donbas.
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WNU Editor: the above Washington Times report says US troops are reaching the 100,000 number in Europe. But this number was reached in the middle of March .... 100K US service members in Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war: NATO secretary (FOX News).
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