Spain First: Bye, Bye NATO?
President Donald Trump is now weighing his options as far as possible closings or downsizings of American military bases across Europe. Where will he pull troops from first?
It’s looking like that might happen in Spain, after the socialist government there ridiculed Trump’s requests for assistance in the Iran War and closed off Spanish airspace to American flights.
The U.S. formerly operated full-scale bases in Spain, but now does not. However, there are Naval and Air Force troops stationed at two bases under Spanish control — the Rota Naval Base outside Cadiz and the Moron Air Force Base near Seville. Don’t be surprised if those arrangements come to an end. Here’s more from Trish Regan.
