Europe's dreams of muscle dashed (DUH Alert)

Guardian UK ^ | December 6, 2002 | Ian Black

[driftless]

You mean more tofu than beef.

[Publius6961]

Instead of trying to match the U.S., the Euroweenies should lower their expectations magnitudes, and scramble to save their butts from the islamic horde.
A task which might be too big for them and too late in starting to accomplish it.

[WorkingClassFilth]

"Eurinals"

I like that. May I use it freely?

[polemikos]

I "worry" about Europe only in the sense that they are self-destructing.

Europeans are slowly(?) disappearing due to their immigration policies.

EUnification will not work effectively because they are adding more and more layers of bureacracy on top of sovereign governments.

An EU military force will be an absolute joke (if they ever form one). Think of the basing, training, and logistical problems. Then think about the political process for funding.

If Europe ever becomes a "union", it will be a race between the Union of Soviet European Socialist Republics and a Eurabian Caliphate.

[gcruse]

I welcome their modest attempts at a bonified military.

Heh.  It seems an earlier poster has already established
the 'bonified' nature of the Euroforces.  I think the
word you seek is 'bona fide.'

[okie01]

"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."

It's like having a bunch of in-laws over for the weekend...