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> Europe cant afford to have enemies on both sides. Well, Europe effectively has enemies on both sides right now.

• jleyank 10mo ago
  Germany is used to that, and it never seemed to deter them in the past. Us has a hard time deploying lots of troops vs Europe. Shoulder and truck launched weaponry, 3 shifts, 7 days.
  • palata 10mo ago
    > Germany is used to that Are you talking about a situation from a century ago?
    • jleyank 10mo ago
      It’s repeated over the last several centuries with similar players. Not sure there was a Germany before Freddy the Great. Austria was different and had different concerns.
  • cudgy 10mo ago
    Following Germany really paid off didn’t it?
    • jleyank 10mo ago
      Prussia and Britain defeated France, Austria and Russia in the 1700’s. Prussia and Britain defeated France in the 1800’s. Germany then threw away this association to catastrophic results in the 1900’s. The US is doing such dissociation now.