Originally posted by RT and his SE:Still a world war 2 leftover and to say that we were over there protecting them 15 or 20 years ago is an over-simplification when in reality our presence was self-serving. Any protection they may have felt was merely a by-product of our need to have the strategic location.
Because protection of Europe was in our best interests doesn't mean we didn't protect Europe. Without our nuclear umbrella, it is most likely the USSR would have attempted to take over Europe conventionally. Our nuclear superiority balanced out their conventional superiority. If they objected to this, they are fools.
