"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Donal,

Surely the troop will go home when mission if accomplished

If I'm not mistaken, there are still American Troops in Europe from the
time of WW2?


... but they are not getting shot at. In fact they are part of a very
agreeable business arrangement. The local economies get lots of dollars,
and the US gets influence, intelligence and the ability to project its
power. The current objectives in Europe are very different from the
original.




Regards


Donal
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