Posted on 04/05/2026 5:27:14 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The problems with defense of Europe are complex. Europe not wanting to defend itself is only one of them.
Europe has been taking a lot of flak in the last two months in the midst of the Iran War, raising the question of whether its members are capable of or interested in militarily defending themselves.
An example is a serious conflict that arose recently when President Trump asked the Europeans to help the U.S. open the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait has been mostly closed to traffic by the Iranians, and Trump insists that the waterway should be an open and free passageway. Iran disagrees and wants sovereignty over it. The U.S. doesn’t access the Strait very often, but Europe does. Unfortunately, European states refuse to engage their militaries to keep the Strait open. To make matters worse, those countries where U.S. bases are established won’t allow the U.S. to use their territory or air bases. And Trump is furious at the European countries for their lack of cooperation:
The U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!
The fact that Iran has developed missiles that can reach the far reaches of Europe should be especially concerning. But Europe has stood firm. Although much has been said about the spike in oil prices due to the Strait’s near shutdown, prime minister of the U.K. Keir Starmer insists he won’t get into the fight and that the nation will simply need to bear the escalating prices. He believes that diplomacy is the best way to resolve these issues.
The problems with defense of Europe are complex. Only a few nations, primarily France, actually have a military industrial complex.
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Bravo to you 😀
Everything you said is true!
And I am sorry to say so, because it doesn’t bode well for Europe, nor for North America and the other Western countries, for we are interdependent in many ways - united we stand, divided we fall 😞
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