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2015-03-11 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2015-03-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Germany = Abe-led Japan + JSDFS = allow the Bundeswehr to participate in "Collective Self-Defense" under UNO + EU-only auspices???

German BFF RUSSIA apparently has misgivings, as Moscow is demanding the particulars of saidsame proposed "EU Army".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-03-11 02:53|| 2015-03-11 02:53|| Front Page Top

#2 By "Russia", I also mean or infer RUSSIA = CHINA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-03-11 02:54|| 2015-03-11 02:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Why wouldn't Germany want a EU Army. They'll own it.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-03-11 08:03|| 2015-03-11 08:03|| Front Page Top

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-03-11 08:24|| 2015-03-11 08:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Apparently, they have lots of money to 'bailout' Ponzi scheme pols left and right, but no money for defense for the last decade +. So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-11 09:06|| 2015-03-11 09:06|| Front Page Top

#6 NATO for defence, not the EUSSR.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-03-11 10:12|| 2015-03-11 10:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Why I'm thinking Tom Lehrer?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-03-11 14:51|| 2015-03-11 14:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Why I'm thinking Tom Lehrer? Because you are an "old guy" g(r)omgoru and you have a store of pity wisdom to share, but unfortunately the younger x-y-z generations haven't a clue, since it all happened before they were born, it didn't happen.

Posted by Snakes Omilet5717 2015-03-11 17:59|| 2015-03-11 17:59|| Front Page Top

#9 pity= pithy

Posted by Snakes Omilet5717 2015-03-11 17:59|| 2015-03-11 17:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Iff the EU can have an Army, so can EU-wannabe ASEAN = SE ASIA "UNION".

Germany + Bundeswehr notwithstanding.

Anti-CHINA???

* IIRC TOPIX > ASEAN UNION STILL A WORK-IN-PROGRESS, NOT AN "ILLUSION".

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* FYI DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > JAPANESE MILITARY TO TRAIN IN NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, as independent or in tangent wid the USDOD.

Nippon building its own artificial, Mil-usable islands west of the Marianas helps to defend GUAM + CNMI by putting JSDFS widin striking distance of same.

AGAIN, IFF CHINA IS UNABLE TO DIPLOMATICALY GET "SOLE" BASE RIGHTS FOR THE PLA VEE THE "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN", IT MAY DECIDE TO USE FORCE TO DO SO.

* GLOBALNATION.PH > [Philippines] PAGASA ISLAND: "COME HELL OR HIGH WATER [China], THIS IS OURS"!

Have the Philippines said "D *** NG IT"???

Keep sending them TU95 "BEARS" over GUAM-WESTPAC, Vlad.

Or ... ... NOT???

VERSUS

* DRUDGEREPORT > [Reuters] US ASKS VIETNAM TO HELP STOP RUSSIAN [strategic = nuke-capable] BOMBER FLIGHTS.

Russian "BEAR" Bomber flights near [over GUAM = SSSHHH ... CCC like over Cornwall, UK] mentioned.

Vlad's Boyz flew OVER Guam + Cornwall, N-O-T JUST "NEAR" - no Guam-based PATRIOTS were fired, + AAFB had no Fighters to stop them the first time.

But I digress ...

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-03-11 23:53|| 2015-03-11 23:53|| Front Page Top

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