ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the national debate over "How much is enough?" with respect to United States forces in Europe. In the twentieth century, Europe has held the key to the global balance, but in the past few years much has changed. The Cold War was won in 1989; the Warsaw Pact is a thing of the past; a unified Germany remains in North Atlantic Treaty Organization; the Soviet Union is gone and in its place is the Commonwealth of Independent States with an uncertain future. The United States naturally has an enormous stake in Western Europe's economic prosperity. Political and economic pressures in both the United States and Europe prompted an extensive review of these stationing policies beginning in late 1988. Exactly where in Europe the remaining combat-ready brigades would be stationed in the long term is critical. Annual deployments of brigade-sized units to Europe would actually enhance training and combat readiness in several important areas.
