Disbelief and betrayal: Europe reacts to Biden’s Afghanistan ‘miscalculation’

I notice that, even with this move signaled in advance by two consecutive administrations, there was never any talk in Europe about stepping in. The U.S. only had a few thousand troops there, it is not as if France or Germany could not have replaced them. They did not, and likely never even considered the idea, and they were correct not to.

‘The German army’s medal of valor, a rarely bestowed honor, has only ever been given to soldiers active in Afghanistan.’<p>It has only been given to them because the medal wasn’t established until 2008

If they are bothered, then can go in and replace the american presence with their own.