According to former United States general Ben Hodges, the withdrawal of US troops from Europe is only a matter of time. In an interview with SonntagsBlick, he advises Switzerland to prepare for war.

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    5 hours ago

    it could finally be a push to a more cohesive EU-defence policy that is not dependant on US logistics and firepower.

    I think the main reason why the EU doesn’t care much about defense is that their people don’t “value” war as much as other nations.

    They live comfortably. They have their social services. Life is pretty good, for the most part.

    Trying to convince them to go die in a war isn’t going to be very popular. I genuinely believe the Western world is in for a rude awakening when an actual conflict breaks out.

    It’s not just logistics. These are people’s lives.