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German Defence Commissioner Vows: ‘In the End There Will Be a European Army’
Breitbart ^ | 20 Jun 2017 | Jack Montgomery

Posted on 06/25/2017 5:40:30 AM PDT by GonzoII

As negotiations between Britain and the EU over Brexit get underway, a senior German politician has declared that a “European Army” is inevitable. Hans-Peter Bartels, the parliamentary commissioner for the Armed Forces, insisted: “In the end, there will be a European Army.”

Bartel alleged the age-old system of national armies accountable to national governments was “disorganised, technically fragmented and duplicate structures unnecessarily”.

He claimed Europe’s peoples “do not want to go down the solitary national path anymore. Not in Germany, not in the Netherlands, not in the Czech Republic and not in Italy.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; eu; europe; germany
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1 posted on 06/25/2017 5:40:30 AM PDT by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Why would you expect people not to mock you Herr Bartels, when you never learned to use plurals?


2 posted on 06/25/2017 5:42:48 AM PDT by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: GonzoII

I didn’t know he spoke for Italy Czech Republic, Netherlands and every body else :)

People say I’m nuts (and I am :)) but another war in Western Europe is NOT as implausible as some think.

Sure they have their hands full with muzzies, who would love to see infighting among the W European countries.

If not outright fighting.

What if a few countries refuse to join the European Army?


3 posted on 06/25/2017 5:44:03 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: GonzoII

They’ll even likely allow Arabs in their army...that should work out swell.


4 posted on 06/25/2017 5:46:33 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (We must never shut up. Covfefe: A great dish served piping hot!)
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To: GonzoII

The Germans sure have a propensity to try to screw Europe up. They are very creative and means of doing it. Who would have ever thought that in the name of pacifism they could still aggressively screw Europe up


5 posted on 06/25/2017 5:48:55 AM PDT by BRL
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To: BRL

I guess you could say Germany is the most passive aggressive Nation on the face of the Earth


6 posted on 06/25/2017 5:49:36 AM PDT by BRL
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To: GonzoII
Europe is where our idiot democrats should focus their Russian fears for the time being. My ancestors came from Scotland and Germany... seem the majority that paid attention to history have returned to the Maker that sent them.
7 posted on 06/25/2017 5:50:05 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: GonzoII
German Defence Commissioner Vows: ‘In the End There Will Be a European Army’

Been there, done that...


8 posted on 06/25/2017 5:50:15 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
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To: GonzoII

If so, it’ll be made up of muzzies and they will be out attacking anyone not a muzzie. The Germans will go, “we didn’t know they would do THAT!”


9 posted on 06/25/2017 5:50:51 AM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: CincyRichieRich
They'll even allow Arabs in their Army

Been there, done that...


10 posted on 06/25/2017 5:53:10 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
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To: dp0622

The EU has rules. You can’t refuse.


11 posted on 06/25/2017 5:58:20 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: GonzoII

> Bartel alleged the age-old system of national armies accountable to national governments was “disorganised, technically fragmented and duplicate structures unnecessarily”. <

Oh, so the nations of Western Europe should give up the right to defend themselves because some structures are unnecessarily duplicated.

Powerful argument there, Herr Bartel!


12 posted on 06/25/2017 5:59:45 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Jim Noble

Same poster comes in Dutch, Norwegian, Romanian, Hindu, Czech, ...


13 posted on 06/25/2017 6:02:33 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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To: Jim Noble

That’s a Turk, not an Arab. There was a Hindu SS Division, whom the Germans did not take seriously, but used their existence as a propaganda weapon against the British in India.


14 posted on 06/25/2017 6:05:21 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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To: GonzoII

It is a quite realistic Franco-German project and I am in favour of it. The contemporary nations in Europe are too small to compete against China, Russia, India or the US. Therefore we Europeans have to consolidate our means. No matter if we speak about economy or millitary. Otherwise we will end up like the UK. Poor and meaningless.


15 posted on 06/25/2017 6:06:20 AM PDT by European Guest (De omnibus dubitandum)
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To: GonzoII

‘In the End There Will Be a European Army’

All run by the Germans, of course.


16 posted on 06/25/2017 6:08:24 AM PDT by MRadtke (Light a candle or curse the darkness?)
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To: Sacajaweau

“The EU has rules. You can’t refuse.”

To those of us here in the U.S., WWII (72 yrs ago) seems like an eternity. But, to the Europeans, especially those who reside in countries that were brutalized by the Germans, it was only yesterday. So, there is still a deeply embedded distrust of the Hun and his love of military marching songs. A European Army? Ain’t never gonna happen....


17 posted on 06/25/2017 6:10:31 AM PDT by snoringbear (E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: MRadtke

Holy Roman Empire Redox!

Still they need a hapless Hapsburg on top to get it right.


18 posted on 06/25/2017 6:12:04 AM PDT by Reily
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To: GonzoII

Ein Reich under Mohammed.


19 posted on 06/25/2017 6:13:41 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: GonzoII

Europe went for a great length of time without standing armies, instead relying on mercenaries to carry out their grievances against each other. Doing so saved a lot of money and avoided a lot of collateral damage.

The reason there will not be an effective Euro-army is because nobody wants to either pay for it, or man it with their own citizens.


20 posted on 06/25/2017 6:16:39 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Baizuo" A derogatory term the Chinese are using to describe America's naive "White Left")
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