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The US is relatively weak without its allies. NATO was the real superpower in the west. The current regime got too big for their britches and tried to go it alo

by stvltvs 6mo ago

The US is relatively weak without its allies. NATO was the real superpower in the west. The current regime got too big for their britches and tried to go it alone.

SanjayMehta 6mo ago
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- flowerthoughts 6mo ago
  Rheinmetall stock is up 1,439% and Saab is up 991% since February 2022. European defense materials companies are ramping up just fine.
  - SanjayMehta 6mo ago
    Stock prices are reflection of what speculators expect to happen. So the depleted munitions thanks to Ukraine and the drive to get some independence from an unreliable Trump regime makes this unsurprising.
- bulbar 6mo ago
  > The only leverage NATO would be able to provide the US today would be political. Not sure what you are saying. NATO provides critical support for the Iran war by allowing the US having military bases in their countries.
  - SanjayMehta 6mo ago
    Spain is showing some spine. Italy and France too. Germany made a statement abhoring the attacks on Iran. Is this not getting reported in your countries? Colour me surprised. More will follow as Trump descends into further insanity.
- pseudohadamard 6mo ago
  It depends whether you believe the paper strength or actual strength. On paper the Russian army was the second most powerful in the world. In practice it's the second most powerful in Ukraine. On paper the US army is the most powerful in the world. In practice they've been brought to a standstill by a third-rate power in the middle east. Before that in Vietnam, Iraq, and by something that's barely a country, Afghanistan. Some years ago I saw a Vietnamese film about the American War in which an NVA officer told his men "kill them and keep killing them until they stop coming". It doesn't matter how many expensive toys you have if the other side is determined to outlast you. And don't forget who makes up NATO. Would you want to go up against someone like the Finns? Ask any US troops who have trained with them.
  - SanjayMehta 6mo ago
    "How many Oreshniks do the Finns have?" To modernise Stalin. I know this is hard for you to comprehend, but Russia is absolutely wrecking The Ukraine and by extension the NATO vassal states in Europe. It's hard for you to comprehend because your propaganda machines are incredibly effective, and your statements and questions show that you're incapable of looking at the other side and the other side is reality.

by stvltvs 6mo ago

The US is relatively weak without its allies. NATO was the real superpower in the west. The current regime got too big for their britches and tried to go it alone.

SanjayMehta 6mo ago

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flowerthoughts 6mo ago
Rheinmetall stock is up 1,439% and Saab is up 991% since February 2022. European defense materials companies are ramping up just fine.
- SanjayMehta 6mo ago
  Stock prices are reflection of what speculators expect to happen. So the depleted munitions thanks to Ukraine and the drive to get some independence from an unreliable Trump regime makes this unsurprising.
bulbar 6mo ago
> The only leverage NATO would be able to provide the US today would be political. Not sure what you are saying. NATO provides critical support for the Iran war by allowing the US having military bases in their countries.
- SanjayMehta 6mo ago
  Spain is showing some spine. Italy and France too. Germany made a statement abhoring the attacks on Iran. Is this not getting reported in your countries? Colour me surprised. More will follow as Trump descends into further insanity.
pseudohadamard 6mo ago
It depends whether you believe the paper strength or actual strength. On paper the Russian army was the second most powerful in the world. In practice it's the second most powerful in Ukraine. On paper the US army is the most powerful in the world. In practice they've been brought to a standstill by a third-rate power in the middle east. Before that in Vietnam, Iraq, and by something that's barely a country, Afghanistan. Some years ago I saw a Vietnamese film about the American War in which an NVA officer told his men "kill them and keep killing them until they stop coming". It doesn't matter how many expensive toys you have if the other side is determined to outlast you. And don't forget who makes up NATO. Would you want to go up against someone like the Finns? Ask any US troops who have trained with them.
- SanjayMehta 6mo ago
  "How many Oreshniks do the Finns have?" To modernise Stalin. I know this is hard for you to comprehend, but Russia is absolutely wrecking The Ukraine and by extension the NATO vassal states in Europe. It's hard for you to comprehend because your propaganda machines are incredibly effective, and your statements and questions show that you're incapable of looking at the other side and the other side is reality.