The German Army currently has fewer than 75 operational jets and 200 main battle tanks. The entire standing Army is 1/5th the size of Ukraine’s Army.
They expect the American Army to defend them.
Germany shouldn’t have an Army.
Shouldn’t even be a country.
“The German Army currently has fewer than 75 operational jets and 200 main battle tanks. They expect the American Army to defend them.”
Correct, but that was always what we and the other western nations wanted them to do.
There is always that worry that once a German goes to fetch Grandad’s old uniform from the attic things might not go well for the world.
They’re ordering 35 and Finland has already ordered 63.
Did not know that.
They expect the American Army to defend them.
Here's a slice of perspective for you: Poland, with an economy nearly 1/4th the size of Germany's, already has on order 32 F-35As.
And pay all the costs associated with too!
Germany’s Leadership sold them to Russia. Former PM, Gerhard Schröder is now employed by Putin as the Director of Gazprom and Chairman of Rosneft! Merkel, who grew up in East Germany, joined the “Free German Youth” (the official communist youth group), and graduated from Karl Marx University, surrendered Germany’s energy dependence to Russia while watching NATO and German militaries crumble. I’m sure she’s disappointed her future employer is going broke.
I wonder if Obama and Biden will get cushy Director and Chairman jobs in China?
They might have to cut some of their socialist spending.