Posted on 11/12/2017 11:44:33 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
France, Germany and 20 other EU governments are set to sign a defense pact on Monday they hope marks a new era of European military integration to cement unity after Britain’s decision to quit the bloc.
In Europe’s latest attempt to lessen its reliance on the United States, the 22 governments will create a formal club that should give the European Union a more coherent role in tackling international crises.
“We’ve never come this far before,” said a senior EU official said of EU defense integration efforts that date back to a failed bid in the 1950s. “We are in a new situation.”
The election of pro-European Emmanuel Macron as France’s president and warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that European allies must pay more towards their security have propelled the project forward, diplomats said.
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Boiled down, this means they’ll simply create a couple of large staffs in an appealing location and rotate command. They’ll generate tons of white papers, perform myriad studies, but won’t actually have any support to accomplish a mission out-of-area.
Germany is moving towards another world war.
“More military cooperation” will mean that there will be a Continental Army to thwart any nation or region that wants to leave the EU. The “little folk” will have no say in it. Germany will have won WW3, by buying off those who are supposed to be representing the people.
They may, only if they need money, manpower and guts, well guts may be waining and in short supply seeing them deal with their muzzie problems
Huh. The EU isn’t as stupid as I thought.
Yo!
You Brits!
DON’T FALL FOR IT!!
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