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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Hey Europe, the enemy is already inside the gates.
If they repent and turn to God, yes. If not, no.
Yup.
No. They are doomed to a third world life listening to gawdawful voices on speakers whilst watching Muzzies rape their children.
Of course it can.
If it has the will.
We’ll find out. There’s no way in hell they’re worth a drop of American blood or a dime of our treasure. Eff em....
“If it has the will.”
I think the genetics that carried the “will” was wiped out in WWI.
Sure they can. It’s just going to cost a whole lot of their own money. Maybe it will take 1 million dead Europeans before they learn but it’s a price I’m willing to pay.
There will be ethnic cleansing.
Do it soon, and Europe will have no Muslims.
Delay too long, and Europe will have no Europeans.
I’ve been wondering about that for a while now.
Secondly, the Cult of Gaia has engaged in arguably the single biggest act of self sabotage in history. Affordable energy is the cornerstone of a modern industrial economy. In most of Europe, the Gaia Worshipers have destroyed this. They have thus wrecked Europe's industrial production, its chemicals industry, and they're working hard to destroy its agriculture too. They have made Europe extremely dependent on outside sources despite Europe having an abundance of coal and the technology to - like France - power itself with nuclear energy.
Only once these two problems are overcome can European countries even think about rebuilding credible military forces and the will to use them if necessary. These are all questions of will. Can the Western Europeans especially develop the will necessary to save themselves? All available evidence says no.
It all comes down to that. I see a few in Western Europe who actually have some pride in their own countries and some self respect for the Western Civilization they inherited from their ancestors. Unfortunately, its nowhere near enough of them. America has the same sickness Western Europe does but in America there are enough people who love the country and still have enough self respect to reject the Globalists and the Gaia Worshipers. Sadly, I just don't see enough people like that to get things turned around on the other side of the Atlantic.
Europe is already lost, and what the USA does or does not do cannot change that.
Its Deep State still fears the citizenry.
As long as that’s still the case, all is not lost.
europpeasers
Europe cannot save itself while governed by socialist central planners in Brussels, radical feminism, beta-male bureaucracy, globalist elites, and self-loathing toward its Christian heritage. Low fertility rates guarantees shrinking native populations, aging societies, and collapsing workforces. Central planners offer welfare tweaks and mass third world immigration instead of restoring family formation. The result is cultural erosion and long-term decline. Sad. America needs to pivot to new global alliances with healthier people.
Seriously, much truth to your statement.
The Euroweenies could get Ukraine to supply drones and operators and place the drones on anchored rafts in the Strait. Ukraine needs EU cash.
Iranian speedboats could be taken out like Russian tanks are.
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I’m not sure if they are ready to go into battle.
Europe needs oil.
Defense against torpedoes is another matter.
An old tanker sailed in parallel to the north of a valuable tanker would provide protection to that valuable tanker.
Yup, I don’t see a Charles Martel in that bunch.
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