European military and Popular Mechanics

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax · 2010-10-22T22:53:42+00:00

"In the absence of enemy tanks at the border, many nations in Europe are happy to let the military budgets subside, even without the economic malaise. U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates summed it up neatly earlier this year. "The demilitarization of Europe?where large swaths of the general public and political class are averse to military force and the risks that go with it?has gone from a blessing in the 20th century to an impediment to achieving real security and lasting peace in the 21st," he said during a speech. "Since the end of the Cold War, NATO and national defense budgets have fallen consistently, even with unprecedented operations outside NATO's territory over the past five years."As for the lack of European military that the USA is whining about:Including reserves we have:6.8 million personnel6,800 main battle tanks3,500 combat aircraft1300 transport aircraft7 aircraft carriers[And about 600 nuclear warheads between Britain and France]The real complaint seems to be that we have had enough of fighting US wars.-- Dirk - Transcendence UK - Occult Talk Show

Oct 22, 2010 105 Replies

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F. Bertolazzi 15 years ago

Spehro Pefhany:

Maybe you're right. I really don't know, but, as more people leave the countryside for building tractors and producing pesticides and fertilizers, the better the life in the country will be, so the lesser the urge to migrate.

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Michael A. Terrell 15 years ago

Do I really have to explain that one?

Or that one? If so, see my previous message. :)

When do you see anyone hit by a ricochet, other than on a 'CSI' type program? :(

Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is enough left over to pay them.

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Dirk Bruere at NeoPax 15 years ago

Here:

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Dirk http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show

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AZ Nomad 15 years ago

When do you see anyone hit by any kind of gunfire at all except on tv?

In real life, people are hit by stray bullets all the time. A bullet can be lethal a mile away.

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Michael A. Terrell 15 years ago

Sigh. A lot of places in real life, but only TV tries to glamorize it for the empty headed liberals so they can scream 'GUNS KILL!!!'

A stray bullet isn't necessarily a ricochet.

Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is enough left over to pay them.

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Spehro Pefhany 15 years ago

Well, it's stabilized in the developed world at a few percent of population. If that is repeated in China, there will be more people living in Chinese cities than are currently walking the earth in the middle kingdom (because of natural population growth).

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