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Wounded Bear

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10. History is past, time is now...

Reply to yardwork (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:04 AM

9 hrs ago

Yes, Europeans are boosting their military budgets, but there is a difference between now and 100 years ago.

Working on the legacy of NATO and the EU, Europe now attempts to solve their internal differences through negotiation. Talking, not shooting. Their rearmament is now focused on outside threats to the group, not internal rifts. Their manufacturing standards have been standardized across the continent and their militaries have been integrated to work together seamlessly.

While the US maintains a tenuous membership in NATO it is more and more becoming a side show, an afterthought to Europeans working in their own defense.

Europeans fighting amonst themselves is one of the least of our worries. In fact, we are becoming one of the external threats the Eurpopeans are planning against.

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One day people will regret that Trump caused Europe to rearm. yardwork 11 hrs ago #1

I think that Europe will do fine without us -misanthroptimist 11 hrs ago #2

I sincerely hope you're right. yardwork 11 hrs ago #3

Hah! I'm going to use [Redacted] when writing johnnyfins 9 hrs ago #14

It is something that will drive him nuts if it catches on -misanthroptimist 9 hrs ago #15

I've been calling "it" the fat orange imbecile for years now wolfie001 8 hrs ago #18

History is past, time is now... Wounded Bear 9 hrs ago #10

And by post-WWII "they" you mean Germany, I trust? ColoringFool 9 hrs ago #12

You can't disarm and be a member of NATO Bengus81 2 hrs ago #24

I think the European Union (in its various guises over the years) has been more significant than NATO Emrys 7 min ago #25

Trump blundered into helping them nut up. OC375 11 hrs ago #4

It's not a good thing. yardwork 10 hrs ago #6

It weakens the US. Shipwack 6 hrs ago #20

True. OC375 4 hrs ago #22

That makes sense. nt Shipwack 3 hrs ago #23

I look forward to the day when France, Argentina, and any other nations... Trueblue Texan 10 hrs ago #5

Should be noted that tech-nazi Thiel is in Argentina currently nt wolfie001 8 hrs ago #19

That last section of that article discusses Europe rejecting US technology! 70sEraVet 10 hrs ago #7

They don't call it North American Treaty Organization for nothing. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #8

The correct name is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #11

Not MAGAty enough for satire. (Need a different word from "North," as.... ColoringFool 9 hrs ago #13

Even if the next Democratic President is lovey-dovey with Europe, the horse has left the barn. NCDem47 9 hrs ago #9

Never thought we could be here, Bayard 9 hrs ago #16

Nazi Germany based some of their laws on Jim Crow laws in the south wolfie001 8 hrs ago #17

The Europeans LOVE Barack Obama! Let's re-elect him again FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #21