Europe's dreams of muscle dashed (DUH Alert)

Guardian UK ^ | December 6, 2002 | Ian Black

[polemikos]

Europe needs to buy a clue (while they can still afford one).

[BuddhaBoy]

No hemisphere that eats more butter than beef is ever going to become a superpower.

[Tacis]

How much do the Eurinals spend on bribes?

[polemikos]

No hemisphere that eats more butter than beef is ever going to become a superpower.

With Mad Cow Disease around, it's strictly a defensive move. ;-)

[polemikos]

How much do the Eurinals spend on bribes?

Where's your cultural sensitivity??

[BuddhaBoy]

Hey, they could buy American.

[ConservativeNewsNetwork]

And support unilateral imperial hegemonic hyperpowerism?

[VOA]

Europe's dreams of muscle dashed

Europe?
Oh, that area that we now know as "Eurabia".
We used to call it Europe before it was over-run and subjugated by the
influx of Muslims/Arabs.

[vbmoneyspender]

The EU first did what it does best: created new institutional structures

That's an interesting phrase. I believe the American synonym for it is 'bureaucracies'.

[Jeremy_Reaban]

Quite frankly, the way Europe's been talking (the French and the Germans in particular), I'm glad they are weak militarily. If their army was as large as their ego, there likely would be trouble.

[HumanaeVitae]

"Europe Increasingly Recognizing Homosexual Relationships"

"Europe Finds It Harder to Build A Muscular Military"

Apparently the Europeans find no correlation here.

[DoughtyOne]

I view European moves toward increasing their military to be problematic.  Heaven forbid they actually have a way to counter US policy, instead of just pass wind on the subject.  As loopy as Europe's leaders are, if they ever attained rough parity with our forces, they'd most likely be stupid enough to challenge us in some quarters.  Sorry, but I don't give them more credit than this after listening to their verbal insults for decades.

I welcome their modest attempts at a bonified military.  Modesty in this area suits a continent just fine that has nearly self-destructed twice in the last 100 years.

What bothers me, and probably always will, is that they are are part of the West, yet don't seem to comprehend any issue that sees the US defending Western Civilization.  While the US gladly carries the water for them, much safer than watching them try, they sit back and carp about every single thing we do.  What single thing have we done that benefits the US more than Europe?  A stable world stage is good for everyone.  Whatever benefits us is most assuredly going to benefit them too.  Continually this escapes them.

Iraq isn't going to be a threat to the US first.  If he obtains nukes and missiles, they'll be in his sites first.  Duh.  What part of that do these imbeciles not understand?  Evidently every part of it!

I realize the UN hasn't the cranial electrical wattage to care about Midwestern threats to the world.  The UN can exist if 99% of the world's populace is wiped from the face of the planet.  It can move to whichever region is left and continue to act the part of the impotent evil dictator no matter.  Europe can't.  It would be nice to think that some day it will pull it's collective head out of it's netherlands.  I'm not holding my breath.

[Calvin Locke]

With Mad Cow Disease around, ...

Uh, butter comes from cow's milk...

But I have no idea about *other* milk being able to serve as the basis for palatable butters. Cheese, yes.

Europe has other nationalistic problems too. Beside, "The Frendh follow nobody, and nobody follows the French."

That's not to say that any French inventions are devoid of merit.

[pabianice]

"The President of France, on his way aboard "France 1," to discuss this report with the head of the Kafiristan Air Force."

[ancient_geezer]

That's not to say that any French inventions are devoid of merit.

I should say not!! Afterall what would we ever do without French fries to go with our Big Macs.

[KS Flyover]

... reinforcing a culture in which Americans fight wars and Europeans "do the dishes".

And the Canadians clean the toilets.

[expatpat]

French fries are known as "English Potatoes" in Spain.

[ancient_geezer]

Figures, Especially since the Belgians claim to have invented them.

http://www.stim.com/Stim-x/9.2/fries/fries-sidebar-09.2.html