Posted on 10/08/2016 4:56:40 PM PDT by PIF
Speaking at the annual Association of the US Army conference, the commander of the US Army Europe Ben Hodges revealed some of his concerns regarding the current state of NATO armies. Amid growing escalation of the US-Russia tensions over Syria, cyberattacks and whatnot, fears of all-out war can be heard more and more often. In this light, some of the issues Ben Hodges pointed out sound anecdotal.
For example, one of the minor, but nevertheless troubling issues are… refueling nozzles. Who could have thought that armies of the US and Germany use incompatible refueling systems? Thus, if some German brigade runs out of gas, nearby US refueling station will have trouble providing assistance.
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NATO troops have effectively lost their prior experience of some basic military operations, such as making bridges. Not only do NATO armies need to restock their supplies of bridges and other equipment, but they also need to learn how to operate it anew.
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Forgetteth not about missing leadership.
Remember, all major European leaders are Dorkbama the Muslim eunuch class.
I thought the establishment types assured us NATO was running strong.
But Trump told us some time ago that NATO might be on its last legs.
If Europe cared about its defense, they would have spent the money on it instead of freebies.
An ivory tower bureaucrat that never worked a d@mn day in his life. That's who.
FReepers feast on Russian propaganda. Film at 11.
So America stops paying for defense for 8 years and all of a sudden Europe has no parts, no experience, no training. Must have been nice having the US not only defend you but also pay for what little self-defense you had so you could all use the money to fund your socialist programs and then wag your finger at the US for not being as progressive as you in the area of social safety net.
NATO has not existed in a meaningful sense in twenty years.
The Russian press often tells the truth, but not for the benefit of the West, but merely to demoralize the West.
But for those skeptics among us, like me, it is nice to know when I should start stockpiling iodine tablets.
Exactly true !
Consider the source ...
We can’t refuel a tank but by God we can reassign a soldier’s gender.
Considering that afew years ago I saw Germans doing NATO exercises with broom handles instead of machine guns due to a lack of parts it’s some what believable.
Yup.
I saw Germans marching in their bare feet, because they didn’t have boots. And they were licking the dew off of leaves, because they didn’t have canteens.
Oh, those scary Germans.
Hah, they probably have some women soldiers who would FLY on those brooms.
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Oh dear, that wasn't very nice of me, was it?
Bingo!
The Europeans should consider buying machetes and dealing with their unruly problems.
Leadership issues.
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