Posted on 12/30/2023 2:57:46 AM PST by EBH
Both the Dutch military and society as a whole need to brace themselves for the possibility of a war with Russia, said Lieutenant-General Martin Wijnen, the departing Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army. "Our society should be preparing themselves for this," he told the Telegraaf in an interview published on Thursday.
Wijnen said that the Netherlands should follow the examples set by countries like Sweden, Finland, the Baltic nations. Those countries which border Russia, or are close to it, are better prepared for the outbreak of war.
"The Netherlands needs to learn that the entire society needs to be prepared for when things go wrong," he told the newspaper. For civilians, that means having food and drinking water in stock for times of emergency. "The Netherlands should not think our safety is guaranteed because we are 1,500 kilometers away."
Wijnen warned that Russia keeps getting stronger, and a strong army is needed as a deterrent. "There is only one language that Russia understands, and that is one of a strong military," he said. It is, therefore, important that the personnel shortage at the military is fixed.
Wijnen expects a lot from the voluntary service year for young people, which was implemented after a similar program in Sweden. About 600 young people took part in that, but Wijnen hopes to attract two to three thousand young people every year, a third of whom will likely choose a career in the army, and a third will become a reservist.
In the interview, he referred to an "outer shell shell of 18-year-olds," with which the professional army can be supplemented, and army losses can be absorbed.
Wijnen is leaving his military role to become the Director-General of Rijkswaterstaat, the infrastructure agency that is part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. He begins the new position on January 1
Don’t wait for the media to catch up to reality. Do your own preparations. Network, stockpile, plan.
“Taking on another country and all of NATO by treaty is a fools errand - unfortunately, that defines the Master Strategist, Putin.”
Sounds like it’s the Dutch that wants to fight Russia. Good luck!!!
“More curious to see how high a kill ratio their fleet of 38 F-35s can pull.”
Given the performance of Western weapons in Ukraine’s Greatest Offensive Operation Ever, it’s probably best for the Neocons to not get too cute with their F-35’s.
LOL. Weirdly, "neocons" has become a euphemism for "America and the West," which many pro-China/pro-Russia FReepers seem to hate. Not sure when this website attracted all these America-hating street vermin.
Major general fwengwin
Fight now
Put on the rainbow frilled underwear
Go to jihad - ukdraine
Yep, most here HATE the Neocons, as their ‘accomplishments’ have been to BANKRUPT the West in endless wars and destroy other countries, with Ukraine being the latest, but many, many, others prior. Most patriotic Americans will NEVER support the Neocons, even with Biden running the show.
Its not ongoing. Forty years ago already their military was a piece of paper balancing on its edge kept aloft by the gentle breeze of America blowing smoke up their ass. Nearly all European military units were sloppy, slow, stoned, and unprepared. The average rural American middle school flag football team was better armed and drilled and could have taken over their countries.
There really just isnt any more in the way of destroying that can be done.
Well he is saying the civilian population needs to prepare..
Start making artillery rounds , lots of them . Plan on 20,000 a day for several years. You have your task,.
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