Is there a point to having an army in western europe?

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why don't you counter my argument, then? There is no point to having an army that is entirely useless.

You see, if you are hungry and you have no food around, you could always just try to get food AT ALL COST instead of just lying down and starve to death. Same goes for the army.

because if you don't spend your required 2% we are gonna look the other way while you get rolled like Ukraine

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you can't live without food but you can live without the army.

The US would likely defend its european vassals even if they demanded US paid them for the privilege. Europe is the cornerstone of US global hegemony

only untill the moment when everybody notices you dont have an army

No nation can exist too long without an army.

This. Until every nation (and I mean EVERY) becomes pacifist, armies will be needed.

Poland literally offered to pay for the US to pay for the deployment of a tank brigade a few months ago. Europe doesn't give us oil so why should we give a fuck about you guys? All's we need is one good excuse to dissolve NATO and we are out of there

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Offered to pay for the deployment*

And this. Once the US pulls out of here for whatever reason, we are on our own. Raise and equip your army in the possesion of this knowledge.