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050		4	_aUA23 _b.L48 1990
100	1		_aLevine, Robert A. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aKeeping U.S. troops in Europe : _bthe real reason why / _cRobert A. Levine.
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c1990.
300			_axi, 16 pages ; _c28 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aA RAND note ; _v3085
500			_a"September 1990."
500			_aThis research was conducted "under the National Security Strategies Program of RAND's Project Air Force"--Preface.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThe political capability to keep U.S. troops in Europe is suffering from the collapse of the explicit military rationale that has been used to support those forces: the need to deter and defend against a massive Soviet attack against Western Europe. The likelihood of such an all-out attack has been decreasing steadily for a long time; it is clearly close to zero now. For many years, the real reasons for the U.S. presence have been far broader than this expressed rationale, and the U.S. troop presence remains important to American interests for the same reasons. This Note explores this basic need for a continuing presence of U.S. troops in Europe to support continued U.S. interests, including (1) defense against military threats smaller than a massive Soviet attack, or stemming from a reversal of current favorable Soviet trends; (2) continuation of the favorable Soviet trends; (3) stability--rapid removal of U.S. troops could substitute revived suspicions and rivalries for hopes and cooperation; (4) continued democratization of Eastern Europe, which remains an American ideological as well as strategic interest; (5) U.S. prosperity, which is closely connected to European prosperity; and (6) the voice in many European economic, political, and security matters that the U.S. troop presence gives the United States.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aDeployment (Strategy)
650		0	_aMilitary assistance, American _zEurope.
651		0	_aEurope _xStrategic aspects.
651		0	_aUnited States _xMilitary policy.
710	2		_aProject Air Force (U.S.). _bNational Security Strategies Program.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bAir Force.
830		0	_aRand note ; _v3085.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3085/
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