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European Union army ACTIVATED and ready to replace NATO reveals German Defence minister
Express (UK) ^ | Oct 9, 2018 | KATIE WESTON

Posted on 10/12/2018 11:16:42 AM PDT by Leaning Right

GERMAN Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen says the structures for a European Defence Union have been “activated”, and also hopes to develop a system that tells Europeans when to use their “forces”.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; army; eu; europeanunion; germany; leyenislying; leyenisright; nato; putinsbuttboys; ursulavonderleyen
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To: warsaw44

I’m trying to put myself in the shoes of ANY European citizen right now. The right to own guns for personal defense is prohibited. The individual no longer exists; only group think is allowed, the biggest group of the “UNION” believes decapitation is under rated, and Capitalism is overrated

How they wake up every day is beyond me.


81 posted on 10/12/2018 1:14:50 PM PDT by smvoice (2 Cor.5:20. "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
That's EU, pronounced "eee-yewww".

82 posted on 10/12/2018 1:23:56 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Leaning Right

GREAT!

Let’s pull out about 60% of the US Troops from Germany and see how fast their economy takes a hit!

Before they ever leave, Germany would be BEGGING for them not to go! It’s like just about every city outside of ANY U.S. Military base!


83 posted on 10/12/2018 1:26:12 PM PDT by ExTxMarine (Diversity is tolerance; diverse points of views will not be tolerated!)
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To: colorado tanker
What “army”? Last I read the Germans couldn’t field an operational tank battalion.

Oh, yeah, that. A mere detail. A closer reading reveals this gem:

"That means we now have a legal framework for a European Defence Union, we have a joint planning process, so that as Europeans we can also develop a structure that tells us when we are going to use our forces.”

This is, in essence, a plan to create a plan that they don't have yet to use an army that they don't have yet either. All this while Germany will not even allocate 1.2% of its GNP to defense. I'm thinking it will be a while before they're rolling through the Fulda gap to besiege Moscow. Again.

84 posted on 10/12/2018 1:27:44 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

Damn shame. When I was in the Cold War Army the German tankers were every bit the equal of us Americans and the Brits. My how times have changed. I guess Frau Merkel doesn’t need an army because she wouldn’t dare fight the Russians - they would turn off her gas.


85 posted on 10/12/2018 1:34:25 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Immigrants.


86 posted on 10/12/2018 1:38:06 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Leaning Right

To invade the next country that exits?


87 posted on 10/12/2018 1:45:59 PM PDT by TBP (Progrssives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

I heard Liechtenstein contributed all 11 of its troops.


88 posted on 10/12/2018 1:47:06 PM PDT by TBP (Progrssives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Leaning Right

Do they plan to call it the Wehrmacht?


89 posted on 10/12/2018 1:47:49 PM PDT by TBP (Progrssives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Time to put missile defense back in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.


90 posted on 10/12/2018 1:48:53 PM PDT by TBP (Progrssives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Ingtar

Yes, and Poland actually wants our troops.


91 posted on 10/12/2018 1:50:10 PM PDT by TBP (Progrssives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: smvoice

LOL

Brilliant.


92 posted on 10/12/2018 2:04:39 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: smvoice

LOL

Brilliant.


93 posted on 10/12/2018 2:04:43 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: pepsionice
If I were the bulk of European countries and relying upon the Germans, I’d go ahead and prepare a surrender document ahead of time.

The French already have that part handled.

94 posted on 10/12/2018 2:37:00 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: elcid1970

Yes, la Andress, or as some of us called her, Ursula Undress.


95 posted on 10/12/2018 2:47:41 PM PDT by TBP (Progrssives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: KarlInOhio

>>It’s like a poorly planned picnic where everyone brings potato salad and no one brings a rifle.<<

LOL. Now that there is funny!


96 posted on 10/12/2018 2:51:11 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (DJT - Best POTUS since Gen. Washington)
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To: Leaning Right

The EU will keep its ‘army’ quagmired in its own bureaucratic regulations.


97 posted on 10/12/2018 2:56:38 PM PDT by TADSLOS (I hate Russian Dolls. They are so full of themselves.)
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To: DesertRhino

>>It’s all a big joke.<<

Except to the families and friends of the Euroweenies who are being raped, and stabbed, and shot, and run over on a fairly regular basis. I suspect they are finding the present situation in Europe to be very “unfunny”.


98 posted on 10/12/2018 3:01:08 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (DJT - Best POTUS since Gen. Washington)
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To: RinaseaofDs

The only bad part is that it ruins all those Polish jokes. Maybe we can change them into EU jokes.


99 posted on 10/12/2018 3:02:42 PM PDT by TBP (Progrssives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Europe has refused to fund NATO sufficiently. Thus it is the United States Military that guarantees their freedom. They will also to refuse to fund their own armies sufficiently to be a potent force.

Without the United States Military they are just a paper tiger.

France and England have nuclear weapons. If Russian started to roll over a European Army sans the US Army, nukes would start flying. The real danger from Russia is a slow undermining and assimilation of Baltic States and other nations on their border that were once part of the Warsaw Pact.


100 posted on 10/12/2018 3:04:15 PM PDT by cpdiii (Cane Cutter, Deckhand,Roughneck, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist: THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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