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I take it you didn't read the source? > As a source puts it, the French said: "Would you like more soldiers? You could have them. Would you like more naval sup
by vrganj 8mo ago
I take it you didn't read the source?
> As a source puts it, the French said: "Would you like more soldiers? You could have them. Would you like more naval support? You could have that. Would you like more air support? You could have that too."
- closewith 8mo agoI did, but it simply wouldn't have happened. Whatever about boots on the ground and ships deployed, they would not have fired a shot. There is zero appetite for war with the US.
- jacquesm 8mo agoEurope can wreck the US in 15 minutes and not a shot would be fired. That would have massive effect on the EU too and that's one of the things holding that back. But if the US would invade Canada or Denmark I'm fairly sure that they would not hesitate, especially not if half the USA would be on their side in the decision.
- closewith 8mo agoEurope is not a megalith, there is no central authority to make any kind of decision, and no Government in the bloc has a mandate to destroy it's citizens quality of life and economy by engaging in armed conflict with the US. This includes Denmark, who would not have fought the US, as much as they tried to put on a show.
- jacquesm 8mo agoWhich part of 'and not a shot would be fired' is so hard to understand. There are so many ways to tell another party that maybe they should tend their own house for a bit.
- closewith 8mo agoAre you talking about economic warfare? Too many EU nations are completely dependent on the US economically and it only takes one veto. The reality would be lots of denunciations, some token measures, followed by Business As Usual. Ireland, Poland, Germany, Spain aren't sacrificing their entire economies for Greenland.
- vrganj 8mo agoI think you're thoroughly misreading the state of affairs here in Europe.
- jacquesm 8mo agoGP is in Europe afaik. Which makes some of their comments that much more strange.
- closewith 8mo agoAnd I'm a former soldier and current defence advisor. I suspect you'd be horrified of the realpolitik within the EU today.
- jacquesm 8mo agoI know who you are, no worries. As for the realpolitik within the EU, I'm close enough to the fire that I can see the slow changing trends and I have some hope that once Orban is dealt with we'll see some serious improvements in how the EU is conducting day-to-day business in times of crisis. We simply were unprepared for countries backsliding due to out-of-EU influence. But that cat is out of the bag and now we need to deal with it without alienating the rest of the Hungarian population.
- disgruntledphd2 8mo agoSpeaking as an Irish citizen id be ok with messing up the US at the cost of our economy. I think that you underestimate the resolve of Europeans on this. It's profoundly depressing, but such is the world we live in now.