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| EU defense ministers will discuss a proposal to create a 5,000-strong joint |
| 2021-05-06 |
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 5000 warm bodies? 60% of them will be support, another 20% officers that are looking for a promotion and not getting one. The there's HQ cadre that will never deploy further the parking lot outside their office. That leaves a couple of companys of folks that probably don't speak a common language. Are you sure the Pentagon didn't come up with this? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-05-06 20:42 |
| #5 Until they get heavy lift capability and don't have to rely on Uncle Sugar to get them places, this is a daydream and nothing more. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2021-05-06 17:42 |
| #4 Do the Germans & the French still have their little own brigade or something? |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-05-06 15:06 |
| #3 The European Rapid Reaction Force has been under discussion for at least 20 years. Patience, grasshopper! This is the EU. Just a few more meetings, a position paper, a conference, and more meetings. Now go away, while I do my expense report. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-05-06 15:04 |
| #2 The European Rapid Reaction Force has been under discussion for at least 20 years. I think we can assume it just ain't happening. |
| Posted by: Matt 2021-05-06 12:31 |
| #1 See my post on compromised immune systems. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-05-06 03:11 |