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To: ransomnote

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardner objected that the tree was slow growing and wouldn't reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, "In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon! John F. Kennedy

I recall posting an article from the Council on Foreign Relations explaining that sending fighter jets to Ukraine would not help for a number of reasons, one of which was that the Uraine lacked 'adequate air defenses'. The EU and US sent portable units but these were insufficient and left the Ukraine, its people and all its military assets open to continuous attack.
Building air defense systems would take years of peace-time construction and funding, and therefore discussions of such were not relevant to the ongoing Ukraine war.
All things considered, imagine my disgust upon reading that the EU chief is calling for Europe to re-arm on an 'urgent' basis. They have no money or assets, defense systems take years to build/train etc. What they could not do for the Ukraine, they will now 'quickly' do for all of Europe.
  • European Commission Chief Calls for Urgent Rearming Europe

    3/2/2025, 1:53:22 PM · by marshmallow · 70 replies
    TASS ^ | 3/2/25
    Excerpt:

    "We urgently have to rearm Europe and for that I will present a comprehensive plan of how to rearm Europe" at a European Council meeting on March 6, she told journalists after a meeting of European leaders in London.

    "We have to surge our defense," she said, adding that Europe must "step up massive defense expenditure."


415 posted on 03/02/2025 12:52:30 PM PST by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote
***the EU chief is calling for Europe to re-arm on an 'urgent' basis***

Because they now fear that they might have to fight their greatly desired war with Russia themselves! Oh! The humanity... and Joe Bitem assured them that the U.S. would continue to be their sugar daddy - all the 💰💰💰 and troops you will ever need - all globally DEI conditioned❗

843 posted on 03/03/2025 8:42:14 PM PST by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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