Since school has been winding down for me, I've been blogging more often. So, I present to you a two part piece on the question of Europe's strategic value to the United States. In an age of fiscal austerity and demanding strategic priorities, it is my opinion that the United States should draw down its total force by about 40,000 troops. [url=http://thelineofsteel.blogspot.com/2013/05/is-europe-worth-trouble.html]Part 1[/url] [url=http://thelineofsteel.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-much-resources-should-we-put-into.html]Part 2[/url] *as always, not an expert, yada, yada, yada