LOL, remember when we stood for freedom in the world and didn't admire dictators like Putin?
Posted on 05/07/2026 3:24:47 AM PDT by Olog-hai
As we mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe this Friday, 8 May, it’s clear that Germany will again be the leading European military power.
Already next year its defense spending will be as much as that of France and Britain combined — and it is projected to be significantly larger by 2030. The German government’s declared goal is to have the strongest conventional army in Europe. True, France and Britain have nuclear weapons, but that means less money to spend on the rest of defense. So, the question is not “will this happen”? Barring unforeseen developments, it will. The question, particularly on this solemn anniversary, is: how can we ensure that this time the growth of German military power is a positive development for all of Europe? […]
Yet it’s not only the French who are concerned about the prospect of German defense-industrial dominance. The Polish right is hysterical about it. Other Europeans are also beginning to feel uncomfortable. […]
… At the end of the day, the tests will be these: in the minds of Germany’s neighbors, will there be a genuinely integrated European defense industry or still just rival national ones? And will our Europe-alone military preparations, however messy and imperfect, prove a sufficient deterrent in the mind of Putin?
If Merz, working together with other European leaders, can find convincing answers to these two questions, he will gain a secure place in the history books. …
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
< insert pic of Hitler meeting with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (Arafat’s “uncle”) here >
I don’t no about ETA. It’s certainly true for ESTA though.
The Guardian is worried about Germans?
How about your local mosque there, oh pathetic journalists?
Right now, Poland has the largest and most powerful army in Europe. Poland’s aggressive investment in drone technology, driven by regional security concerns, has positioned it as a leading European supplier and operator of FPV drones.
LOL, sure let's all trust Putin's word, the same Putin who has already invaded two European countries. Trust the same Putin who signed a treaty with Ukraine promising to respect its borders, the same Putin who before invading Ukraine said it was just a military exercise and he had no plan to invade Ukraine...
What could go wrong?
We taught them a lesson in 1918
And they’ve hardly bothered us since then
No. Viewing Germany through the WW2 lens is a misread today, to say the least.
Far from being a colossus standing astride a continent, Germany will stand out like Jerry Lewis among a roomful of Pee Wee Hermans.
Germany ain't what it used to be... It's an underfunded welfare sinkhole for pensioners and illegal aliens grabbing what's left. Prussia gone forever. Poland is militarily more important.
Military Summary Channel -‘Facts on the Ground.
RU v UK
Paychecks from Ukie Bot Farm must have finally cleared. 😃
LOL, remember when we stood for freedom in the world and didn't admire dictators like Putin?
Germany, like everyone else, has been basking in its post-Cold War "peace dividend" for 35 years, and so has lost its military industrial capacity for a serious national defense effort.
But that was not always so:
Yes, Germany is a large country in terms of its population and GDP, but it is still only 15% of Europe's total population and ~17% of Europe's total GDP.
IOW, Germany is not and cannot become a threat to Europe, but it absolutely can contribute greatly to Europe's defenses against Crazy Ivan Putinoviches.
(left) Putin's Deputy Chairman of the Security Council,
Dmitry Medvedev showing Russian goals in Ukraine, 2024:
Manchester “Guardian” is nuts, - but wouldn’t it be sweet irony if Germany became the “protectorate” of the EU?
My history professor said in 1976 that anytime Germany reunites, they being a warring people, would be dangerous.
If things there don’t change Germany might get that Muslim dominated army Hitler dreamed about.
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Look at the bright side. At least they have a tested plan for Ukraine that they would be willing to take the lead on.
Some people live in a time warp concerning Germany where it's always 1933. That's about as absurd as the black activists who say that conservative southerners want to put them back in chains, or perhaps something even more ridiculous, i.e. saying that we'll be at war with England any day now because we had to fight them in 1812.
I for one am pleased that European countries are arming, spending more on defense, and weaning themselves off US protection. It's about time. They have the manpower, the wealth, and the technology to depend themselves, let them do so.
Is WW12 in our future?
Did it start in Munich????
Sounds like it’s time to re-watch “Youjo Senki”, aka “The Saga of Tanya the Evil”. Which is a blend of WWI and WWII, but without Nazis, on another world.
Germany isn’t the power house it used to be due to going green, supporting all the weak sisters in the EU and a zillion migrants.
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