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It was a fancy read until > an efficient & strong military Now I doubt everything.
by Schlaefer 7y ago
It was a fancy read until
> an efficient & strong military
Now I doubt everything.
- Reimersholme 7y agoHaha, but look at the source and remember that the goal for Germany is to reach the Nato 2% funding by 2030 (at least according to FTs recent interview with Angela Merkel).
- Kaiyou 7y agoIsn't it always like this. Things written tend to make sense until they contradict your prior knowledge.
- casefields 7y ago"Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward—reversing cause and effect. I call these the "wet streets cause rain" stories. Paper's full of them. In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about Palestine than the baloney you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know.” Why Speculate - Michael Crichton: http://docdro.id/4wgVecr http://docdro.id/4wgVecr
- usrusr 7y agoThe author certainly lost me when he called out Italy as a winner and the Netherlands as a loser in this game. That only ever happens in football.
- perfobotto 7y agoItaly in exports is indeed successful
- wffurr 7y agoTop 10 in the world seems not bad.
- pantalaimon 7y agoBy which measure?
- jkhwkejhrwer 7y agoNumber of people killed?
- wffurr 7y agoThe one linked in the original article where the claim is made.
- greedo 7y agoIf Germany's military is top 10, I'll be a monkey's uncle. They have horrible availability rates for their ships and aircraft. On paper it might seem impressive, but in terms of power, it's arguably not even third in Europe. I'd rank France and Poland higher in conventional military power.