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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
I think you'll find that the United States has been involved in more wars the past 100 years than Europe (that is, the countries that make up the EU).
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Not sure how that calculation works out, there were 20-30 nations involved in both ww1 and ww2, so that's 40-60 involvements from europe right there. Also Norway and Switzerland are not EU members (yet).
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Having said that, the European Union and economic stability has made a war amongst the major countries a virtual impossibility. So your "concern" is unfounded.
The US troops were in Europe because of teh Cold War, not to act as police or to stop countries squabling.
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Not sure I entirely agree here, the last 50 years of relative peace is the longest Europe has seen, ever. Europe owes this solely to peace kept by the U.S. with NATO and the Soviet Union with the Eastern Bloc. Until the EU develops a true multi-national military with autonomous control to police it's own territories, there is a cause for foreign military presence.
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I also find it amusing that you cite leaving Europe as a "problem" when you have a history on this board of ranting against Europe, complaining that they rely upon the US too much, that America is fed up being the world's policeman etc.
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I agree that's hilarious.
On the topic: I just hope the court that tries this case follows the letter of the contract this person signed, if it's in the fine print that he can be called up to active duty then he should go. If there is no legal basis for him being called up than this would be forced conscription. "We will
not have an all volunteer army! Wha? We
will have an all volunteer army!" --G.W. Bush