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a) EU doesn't have a military. However there are active discussions driven by France to establish one and it is getting support e.g. Eastern European states who

a) EU doesn't have a military. However there are active discussions driven by France to establish one and it is getting support e.g. Eastern European states who feel threatened by Russia. b) EU does have a Common Security and Defence Policy under which it coordinates overseas operations e.g. Libya, Iraq using the military from the member states. So Galileo is definitely a critical element of the future of the EU.

gdy 6y ago
"a) EU doesn't have a military. However there are active discussions driven by France to establish one and it is getting support e.g. Eastern European states who feel threatened by Russia." Please do establish it. This way you will be independent from the US and won't need American military bases on your territory. Russia feels threatened by the US-led NATO expansion towards its borders just as much as Eastern European states feel threatened by Russia.
- vetinari 6y ago
  > Please do establish it. This way you will be independent from the US and won't need American military bases on your territory Poles will be against (underlying reasons are outside of scope of this discussion) and US will exploit that.
  - gdy 6y ago
    True
- strbean 6y ago
  Odd that Russia would feel threatened, considering they have been annexing territory rather than losing it for decades. Do they feel threatened that the US will try to stop them from aggressively seizing territory?
  - baq 6y ago
    They always feel threatened, that’s the only way the country can be kept mostly together. Whether they’re actually threatened is debatable, but in those matters if you really know, you’re likely working for an intelligence agency.
    - gdy 6y ago
      I wonder how would you explain why the US always feels threatened. For example [0]: "“Russia is the most significant threat just because they pose the only existential threat to the country right now. So we have to look at that from that perspective,” the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM, Air Force Gen. John Hyten said during the Association of the United States Army’s Air and Missile Defense conference Wednesday." [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/nuclear-commander-russia-is-only-existential-threat-to-us-right-now.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/nuclear-commander-russia-is-...
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      - jjeaff 6y ago
        If there are no threats then how can you argue to increase or even maintain our already massive military budget.
  - SpaceRaccoon 6y ago
    Have you considered that they took those steps because they felt threatened? NATO influence has been expanding eastwards for decades. Russia wouldn't have annexed Crimea unless they felt there was a real chance that Ukraine would host NATO bases and they would lose access to their Crimean naval base- which were absolutely real possibilities. Russia is surrounded by NATO bases. I wonder how the US would react to Mexico hosting Russian troops and weapons...
    - drumhead 6y ago
      Threatend by what? I cant recall NATO invading or annexing the territory of a sovreign nation. Russian on the other hand, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovkia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia to name but a few European nations that have felt Russias "non-threatening behaviour". Nations voluntarily join NATO, because having seen Russian agression in neighboring states it makes them feel safer. If Russia doesnt like that maybe they should stop their aggressive behaviour.

gdy 6y ago

"a) EU doesn't have a military. However there are active discussions driven by France to establish one and it is getting support e.g. Eastern European states who feel threatened by Russia." Please do establish it. This way you will be independent from the US and won't need American military bases on your territory. Russia feels threatened by the US-led NATO expansion towards its borders just as much as Eastern European states feel threatened by Russia.

vetinari 6y ago
> Please do establish it. This way you will be independent from the US and won't need American military bases on your territory Poles will be against (underlying reasons are outside of scope of this discussion) and US will exploit that.
- gdy 6y ago
  True
strbean 6y ago
Odd that Russia would feel threatened, considering they have been annexing territory rather than losing it for decades. Do they feel threatened that the US will try to stop them from aggressively seizing territory?
- baq 6y ago
  They always feel threatened, that’s the only way the country can be kept mostly together. Whether they’re actually threatened is debatable, but in those matters if you really know, you’re likely working for an intelligence agency.
  - gdy 6y ago
    I wonder how would you explain why the US always feels threatened. For example [0]: "“Russia is the most significant threat just because they pose the only existential threat to the country right now. So we have to look at that from that perspective,” the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM, Air Force Gen. John Hyten said during the Association of the United States Army’s Air and Missile Defense conference Wednesday." [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/nuclear-commander-russia-is-only-existential-threat-to-us-right-now.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/nuclear-commander-russia-is-...
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    - jjeaff 6y ago
      If there are no threats then how can you argue to increase or even maintain our already massive military budget.
- SpaceRaccoon 6y ago
  Have you considered that they took those steps because they felt threatened? NATO influence has been expanding eastwards for decades. Russia wouldn't have annexed Crimea unless they felt there was a real chance that Ukraine would host NATO bases and they would lose access to their Crimean naval base- which were absolutely real possibilities. Russia is surrounded by NATO bases. I wonder how the US would react to Mexico hosting Russian troops and weapons...
  - drumhead 6y ago
    Threatend by what? I cant recall NATO invading or annexing the territory of a sovreign nation. Russian on the other hand, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovkia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia to name but a few European nations that have felt Russias "non-threatening behaviour". Nations voluntarily join NATO, because having seen Russian agression in neighboring states it makes them feel safer. If Russia doesnt like that maybe they should stop their aggressive behaviour.