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> it's not like the US would just pull out and ignore whatever happens in Germany. Nope. Europe is too important to US power to be trusted with their own defen
by happyscrappy 12y ago
> it's not like the US would just pull out and ignore whatever happens in Germany.
Nope. Europe is too important to US power to be trusted with their own defense.
- arethuza 12y agoActually, there have been suggestions from European Commission President about creating an EU army: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31874418 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31874418 The total armed forces of the countries in the EU are actually pretty large - the one thing they don't have is any sense of unity, which pretty much negates their effectiveness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union