Germany’s Merz vows to build Europe’s strongest army
Germany’s Merz vows to build Europe’s strongest army
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Germany’s Merz vows to build Europe’s strongest army
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I don't want europes strongest army. I want a strong european army.
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I think that's part of the plan too.
But maybe Germany want their own army strong, because they doubt the military capabilities of the other EU countries.
To be fair that would be quite justified from what we have learned from history.
If an EU army is to be any good, a strong German army in the center of it is very helpful.
In the same way that a strong American Army was the center and commander of NATO forces.-
What about France, UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands...
A strong German army is a fairly recent concept or the past 200 years with the rise of Prussia and subsequent unification by conquest of Germany. Strong German armies are historically made to Invade and conquer the neighbors of Germany and they failed that more than they suceeded.
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Given the rise of the far right in Germany, I tend to agree. This would bundle EU resources and take control from single States in case the far right takes over.
I'd very much like that the right not take control of the strongest EU army right after we build it.
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It's more likely for me to win the lottery and I'm not even playing.
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Hmm I vaguely recall having heard this ambition before
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Gaaaaah. Every time. Every time a German politician brings up something like this. Every time there just has to be at least one joker bringing this up. Oooh, how creative, I wonder what you are alluding to. Could it be gasp ... Hitler?
And every time German politicians are arguing against them taking military lead? Always comments about how they should leave their past behind, move on.
It gets tiring all this.
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Well Germany is helping fund the Palestinian genocide so apparently you guys didn't learn much
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I'm sure absolutely nothing can go wrong with that!
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