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| EU security must no longer depend on US, says Macron |
| 2018-08-27 |
| [PARIS - Agence France-Presse] French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he would put forward new proposals for the European Union to boost its security, saying the bloc must stop depending on American might. "Europe can no longer rely on the United States for its security. It is up to us to guarantee European security," he said in a speech to relaunch his diplomatic agenda. His proposals will be unveiled "in the coming months", Macron told an audience of some 250 diplomats, lawmakers and international relations experts gathered to mark the return from the summer break. "I want us to launch an exhaustive review of our security with all Europe’s partners, which includes Russia," he added. Macron’s comments came after a string of gestures from US President Donald Trump distancing himself from traditional NATO allies. Trump has repeatedly called into question the Western alliance’s core commitment to mutual defence, while complaining that the US spends too much on military support for Europe. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Remember, the French reaction to the Soviet bloc was to leave NATO and elect a socialist government. They rejoined NATO after the Soviets collapsed. Their "engagement" with the Russians will be to give them as much as they want, so long as it doesn't interfere with short work weeks, summer vacations, and French delusions of superiority. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-08-27 20:25 |
| #6 The French have been saying that for the past 60+ years. Good luck with that. I mean it. Americans can use a vacation, say, for the remainder of this century. |
| Posted by: Chomock Johnson2331 2018-08-27 15:21 |
| #5 I have just the thing - the Maginot Line, Part Deux! |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-08-27 13:50 |
| #4 ...it doesn't require anything to surrender or to maintain a force just sufficient enough to keep your own population down. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-08-27 12:57 |
| #3 Uh, yeah, o.k., Macron. I'm all for it, but I'll believe it when I see it. You fools are complaining about paying 2-3% of GNP to be part of the NATO gig, and you think sans the US it'll be any cheaper? GTFOH! |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2018-08-27 11:28 |
| #2 Yeah. Good luck with that. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2018-08-27 11:19 |
| #1 the bloc must stop depending on American might On whose might it must depend? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-27 10:55 |