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AMBROSE EVANS-PRITCHARD: Alarm at 'EU Pentagon' plan
The Daily Telegraph ^
| December 17, 2002
| Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Posted on 12/16/2002 4:40:07 PM PST by MadIvan
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The only EU state with a substantial and modern military is Britain. I can't see us fighting and dying for some Belgian general.
Louis Michel, the Belgian Foreign Minister, said that such a plan should be launched even if it had no grounding in reality. Apparently that's the case.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:40:07 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: Delmarksman; Sparta; Toirdhealbheach Beucail; TopQuark; TexKat; Iowa Granny; vbmoneyspender; ...
Bump!
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:40:19 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
There are several countries in Europe which I wouldn't mind watching spend themselves into oblivion.
Funding an additional, new EU defense force on top of their NATO contributions, UN contributions, and their own national defense contributions (on top of their already-bloated social spending) seems like the ideal way to achieve my goal, too...
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:45:12 PM PST
by
Southack
To: MadIvan; Poohbah
They're off their chumps.
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12/16/2002 4:46:45 PM PST
by
dighton
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To: MadIvan
In the 'revamp' referendum for Ireland the Ministers were promising that NO Irish people be drafted into an EU 'Rapid Defense' strategy. Has this suddenly changed? (Surprise! Surprise!)
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:49:13 PM PST
by
Happygal
To: MadIvan
"...military operations anywhere in the world."
Their idea of military ops is to show up on the border and think nasty thoughts about the "enemy"! Then ... surrender.
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:50:21 PM PST
by
lawdude
To: Southack
We should starve the EU of money, intelligence and most importantly forces in NATO (which no longer has a mission-so why should it exist?). Let them throw money at their boondogle. It becomes increasingly clear with the passage of time that we have less and less in commoon with the EU. They want to go the route of socialism. We are not so inclined.
Its time we stopped bankrolling them.
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:50:58 PM PST
by
OldCorps
To: Happygal
In the 'revamp' referendum for Ireland the Ministers were promising that NO Irish people be drafted into an EU 'Rapid Defense' strategy. Has this suddenly changed? (Surprise! Surprise!) Apparently so, darling. Isn't it wonderful, our lads get to go fight and die, led by French and Luxembourgish generals?
Love, Ivan
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:51:03 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
Louis Michel, the Belgian Foreign Minister, said that such a plan should be launched even if it had no grounding in reality. In other words, it's a perfect match for EU economic policies, Ivan.
To: MadIvan
,,, no problem here at all. The orders will be given in German and the awaited action will rest on the French. Britain will finance it all and auditing will be the responsibility of the Italians. Don't pass go, don't collect anything.
To: dighton
They're off their chumps.Look, if you intend by that utilization of an obscure colloquiallism to imply that their sanity is not up to scratch, or indeed to deny the semi-existence of their little chum Eric the Half-Bee, I shall have to ask you to listen to this!
Take it away, Eric the orchestra leader!.......
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12/16/2002 4:53:30 PM PST
by
Poohbah
To: Poohbah
Half a bee is ipso facto half not a bee...
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
12/16/2002 4:54:31 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
Only thing Luxembourg was ever good for was that old pirate radio station! *L*
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posted on
12/16/2002 5:02:53 PM PST
by
Happygal
To: Happygal
Only thing Luxembourg was ever good for was that old pirate radio station! *L* And banking secrecy laws, darling. ;)
Love, Ivan
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posted on
12/16/2002 5:03:49 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
And banking secrecy laws, darling. ;) I don't have enough money (yet *L*) to know of such things. *L* I did, however, tune into Radio Luxembourg...me being the teenage rebel that I was *L* (Long time ago now..me being 30 and all *L*)
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posted on
12/16/2002 5:08:44 PM PST
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Happygal
To: Happygal
I don't have enough money (yet *L*) to know of such things. *L* I did, however, tune into Radio Luxembourg...me being the teenage rebel that I was *L* (Long time ago now..me being 30 and all *L*) Ah, sweet darling, you're the young one - I'm the old man. ;)
Love, Ivan
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posted on
12/16/2002 5:10:56 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
The force would have a broad mandate to "dispel hostility", a term that seems to open the door to much wider warfare than the existing menu of humanitarian tasks. I don't know about that. In euroweenie talk, "dispelling hostility" might mean handing out bumper stickers reading "War is mean!".
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posted on
12/16/2002 5:12:19 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: MadIvan
*LOL*...OK 'DAD' I promise to eat my greens..and my asparagus! *L*
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posted on
12/16/2002 5:13:12 PM PST
by
Happygal
To: Dog Gone
I don't know about that. In euroweenie talk, "dispelling hostility" might mean handing out bumper stickers reading "War is mean!". Or sending therapists from their socialist health care systems to ask the Palestinians to talk about their feelings.
Perhaps I'm a base and crude Anglo-Saxon, but first instinct is to just shoot the bastards.
Regards, Ivan
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12/16/2002 5:14:15 PM PST
by
MadIvan
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