Biden's troop deployment looks inadequate to deal with Russian threat

 Daily Mail:

'Total unanimity': Biden hails Zoom meeting with European leaders over Ukraine as he orders 8,500 US troops to prepare to deploy to Eastern Europe to fend off Russia and plans to send up to 50,000 soldiers to NATO allies

The Europeans and Biden administration may be united in opposition to Russian aggression in Ukraine but the troops they are mustering appear to be overmatched by the number of troops Russia is using to threaten Ukraine.  This looks like it could be another half-assed plan like the one Biden had in Afghanistan.

See, also:

Helping Russia divide NATO, Germany immolates Europe's security credibility

And: 

Biden in 2020: ‘Putin Doesn’t Want Me to Be President’

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