Europe’s Dangerous Hunger Games for American Troops (warontherocks.com)

• Recurring panic over U.S. troop reductions in Europe
• 2014 Wales Pledge often misunderstood
• Europe needs to take more defense responsibility

"Every time reports emerge about a potential reduction of U.S. forces in Europe, the continent falls into panic. The article recalls the 2014 Wales Defense Investment Pledge, often misunderstood as a U.S. demand, but actually signaling Washington's expectation for Europe to assume greater responsibility for its own conventional defense."