” well think about bringing them back when the numbers match.”
The German navy is mostly in port for repairs. Last I heard, they had no deployed submarines. Their army doesn’t have supplies for a thirty day maximum effort deployment. (How many emergencies last only 30 days?)
Britain has ships that don’t work when the weather is too warm; like in the Persian Gulf.
You can have a world class military of socialism. You can’t have both.
“The German navy is mostly in port for repairs. “
And a lot of their military aircraft can’t fly either.
You can have a world class military or socialism. You cant have both.
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Unfortunately the US has been funding exactly that for the members of NATO: NATO (world class military), governments of most EU members (Socialism).
The Eu refuses to defend itself from the subtle invasion of Islamist, cries foul against Russian aggression in the Ukraine, fund Iran’s terrorist activities through trade, and funnel funds to Russia through the purchase of oil and gas.
The result is Russian can revitalize and modernize their military, continue their long time support for bad actors (North Korea, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba etc.), and work to reestablish the Russian Empire.