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2015-11-23 Europe

Europe is battling ISIS (and Russia) with wimpy defense budgets

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Posted by Steve White 2015-11-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Welcome, Y'all, to OWG-NWO + Socialism.

At this rate, the US-West could very well end up relying on Nuclear Iran or even Pakistan = OWG Islamist Nuclear Caliphate for its security???

Lest we fergit, 1990's CLINTONISM = THE [Arrogant Fascist Male Brute Capitalist Imperialist, etc.] US-N-ONLY-THE-US "MUST BE RESTRAINED AND CONTROLLED", by One or More, Weird-N-Mysterious, but only PCorrect + Co-Incidental, It-That-Must-Not-be-Named Third-Party(s)???

THE US-N-ONLY-THE-US IS "TOO STRONG/POWERFUL" PER THE ABOVE, ERGO BY THE TIME IT SINKS GUAM + OTHER KEY PACIFIC ISLANDS IN RIGHTEOUS OBAMA/US-LED ANTI-US OWG-NWO AND ANTI-CHINESE ANDOR ANTI-CALIPHATE "A2/AD" DENIAL + INDIGNATION, THE PROPAGANDA "WEAK-N-DECLINING" US WILL HAD DEVOL INTO THE DE FACTO "WEAK-N-DECLINING" US???

Where FRANCE may end up using + violating the mandate or charter of its legendary Foreign Legion by using same to defend domestic French soil from the Hard Boyz, instead of overseas as required by both the FFL Charter + French Law.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-11-23 00:40|| 2015-11-23 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, maybe they shouldn't have meddled in USA elections?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-11-23 01:35|| 2015-11-23 01:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Nuclear iran, they'll be stomped if needed.

I'm more worried that some nut job will try to nuke Americca.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2015-11-23 04:40|| 2015-11-23 04:40|| Front Page Top

#4 ...I've been saying for years that most of the continental NATO forces are no more than armed administrative units, mostly intended to show just enough activity to keep us from leaving. If a GOP contender wants my vote, address this - two percent of GDP every year, no excuses, or we come home.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-11-23 05:24|| 2015-11-23 05:24|| Front Page Top

#5 ... and welcome to the world of 'cooked books'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-11-23 07:41|| 2015-11-23 07:41|| Front Page Top

#6 I blame America for it's military welfare state.

Like I said before subsidy LOWERS quality. In this case the defence of the nations it covers.

Don't do it.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-11-23 08:25|| 2015-11-23 08:25|| Front Page Top

#7 no borders means world war IV is going to be fight like a bloody civil war

which is why we developed nation states ....

Posted by anon1 2015-11-23 08:29|| 2015-11-23 08:29|| Front Page Top

#8 You go to war with the military you have. You determine strategy with the military you have.

I don't believe Europe will be battling Russia. My guess is Europe will be battling ISIS and Russia + Syria will be battling Syrian Rebels + ISIS.

The US will be trying to battle ISIS + Syria but also trying to do so without hurting anyone.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-11-23 13:47|| 2015-11-23 13:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Still not sure why the US didn't leave NATO after the fall of the Soviet Union. At the very least we should have stopped the military welfare state Bright Pebbles talks about. It *might* have had a point during the cold war (debatable) but clearly had none after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-11-23 13:49|| 2015-11-23 13:49|| Front Page Top

#10 Still not sure why the US didn't leave NATO after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Hard to justify all those General Officer billets when you downsize to a tenth of the force you had in WWII but have more GOs than in all of WWII.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-11-23 23:18|| 2015-11-23 23:18|| Front Page Top

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