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I get so tired of these sentiments. Without a doubt the US pushes its might around the world BUT in the case of Europe, European countries do not have the will
by infecto 3y ago
I get so tired of these sentiments.
Without a doubt the US pushes its might around the world BUT in the case of Europe, European countries do not have the willpower to create a military like the US's. How did the US lose all its trust? Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Europe was frolicking around for decades, most countries with no real economy and making many mistakes a long the way regarding energy security.
- KingOfCoders 3y ago"European countries do not have the willpower to create a military like the US's." Yes, not yet, except Macron. "long the way regarding energy security." Germany is switching to US LNG as fast as it can just for the US to signal it will no longer support LNG in Europe. This kind of energy security? [0] [0] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-lng-export-pause-leaves-eu-industry-odds-over-energy-security-2024-02-02/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-lng-export-pause-...
- inglor_cz 3y agoThe French military will likely continue to be bogged down in Africa, given that the situation there is pretty dire and French vital interests are threatened. The French betrayed Czechoslovakia in 1938, then got steamrolled by the Wehrmacht themselves, and their credibility in Central and Eastern Europe has been shot ever since.
- infecto 3y agoI don't think the US stance on limiting LNG export for its own security is a valid defense. Europe/France/Germany made many mistakes before that by shutting off generation plants before having secured long term resources.
- data_maan 3y agoWe weren't frolicking, we were peacefully consuming Apple's wonderful technology, cursing at Microsoft's abysmal OS, and other great product from Silicon Valley ;)
- Paradigma11 3y agoI absolutely agree with your criticism on European defense spending but I know how the US managed to do that. By first dragging the rest of Europe in a very aggressive position in the Ukraine war. Dont get me wrong I fully support that stance. But it was only possible because the US stood front and center, president and congress hand in hand "as long as it takes". Now less than two years the US lost interest and left Europe with a half dead crazed Russia running on a war economy on its doorstep. So Europe has to try and fill in for the lack of US support while a possible upcoming Trump presidency makes it rather likely that the US wouldnt honor article 5.
- Lutger 3y agoJust a side-note regarding energy mistakes: Germany single-handedly funded R&D for solar energy to the place where it is now the cheapest form of energy available. And then more or less gave the industry away to China. That was one happy mistake which is hard to overestimate the longterm impact it has on the world.