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by ttymck 829 days ago
Yes, I am asking: all else equal, would more NATO members reduce the number of US soldiers deployed.
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There is no all else equal here. If your new member is the Democratic Republic of Congo the number would go up considerably. With Sweden/Finland it might very well go down since the border is far more defensible. But the US has a global footprint and those troops in Europe are nearer to potential conflicts in the middle east and northern Afrika, so it might make logistical sense to park them there anyway.