Halcyon Dayz, FCD wrote:Just as planned.
Arneb wrote:It is a great honor to be here all of my friends — so amazing + will NEVER FORGET!”
- President of the United States Donald Trump's entry in the guestbook of the Yad Vashem memorial
Drone Man wrote:we are blessed to have such a powerful reminder of man's potential for great evil
MM_Dandy wrote:About what? Germany pushing away the United States/Kingdom? It's regrettable that it's come to that, but 1) it's not Germany's fault, and 2) you'll be fine. Having sensible partners in the US and UK would help, but I think Germany is strong enough to lead and succeed despite the fact that we seem to be lead by poorly-written cartoon villains.
Arneb wrote:We still get free security from Uncle Sam, so the Donald withdrawing into his shell is no trivial thing for me.
Arneb wrote:We cannot really afford a cartoon character in that spot, not that one.
Мастер wrote:Time for Europe to stand on its own, instead of being subservient to a cartoon character. You can do it. If we include the diaspora, we can do it.
Мастер wrote:Although this is no trivial thing, I am tending more and more to think it might be a good thing.
Germany alone has considerable population and economic resources, and is able to develop a formidable defence capability all by itself, should it decide to do so. Add in France, and then it's that much more so. Add in the rest of western Europe, and there is the ability to develop a defence force that would be able to handle any reasonable near-term to medium-term threat. It requires only the willingness to do so. Russia is a pale shadow of the Soviet Union.
This is a case where I actually find myself in agreement with the Great Orange One. He wants the Nato countries all to meet the target of 2% of GDP on defence spending, but I'm not sure he's going to like the result if he gets his way. Although the defence may be "free" in terms of money, it definitely comes with a cost. Do you like being in the position of having to support Donald Trump so that he will continue to provide defence for you? I think I'd rather just pay the money . . .
Time for Europe to stand on its own, instead of being subservient to a cartoon character. You can do it. If we include the diaspora, we can do it.
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