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2025-02-22 Europe
EU lacks 300,000 troops to defend itself without US, study shows
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Posted by badanov 2025-02-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11146 views ]  Top

#1 I no longer care what happens to Europe.

Fascism from Europe vs Russia is now a "distinction without a difference".

Once they *fix* the German elections, it will be obvious.
Posted by Crusader 2025-02-22 00:14||   2025-02-22 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 How many military age migrants did they take in this year?
Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-22 01:08||   2025-02-22 01:08|| Front Page Top

#3 At least. And it will get fewer and fewer as their demographics collapse.
Posted by DarthVader 2025-02-22 01:26||   2025-02-22 01:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Does Russia plans to conquer Western Europe?
Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-02-22 02:43||   2025-02-22 02:43|| Front Page Top

#5 They don't get their act together, in five years it won't be Russian they'll have to know.
Posted by swksvolFF 2025-02-22 09:47||   2025-02-22 09:47|| Front Page Top

#6  Does Russia plans to conquer Western Europe?

Nah, they will stop at the Dniepr river. Besides, that would be like winning a contest where 2nd Prize was two Western Europes. Who needs the headache!
Posted by SteveS 2025-02-22 10:03||   2025-02-22 10:03|| Front Page Top

#7 
Posted by badanov 2025-02-22 14:03||   2025-02-22 14:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Eldest son said in the FOB he was in, the Germans were useless, weren't allowed to patrol after dark, carry loaded weapons in field, wouldn't get out of the APC's on patrol.
OTOH, the Norwegians were some the hardest guys he ever met. One Norge troop set an ambush by lying on the bottom of a mountain lake in a wetsuit with his rifle in a bag, breathing through a straw.
Worked, too.
Posted by ed in texas 2025-02-22 14:33||   2025-02-22 14:33|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ very cool.
Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-22 16:55||   2025-02-22 16:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Yes well, certain things about the Norse counties make some nervous.

Telmark Battalion "Til Valhall!
Posted by Silentbrick 2025-02-22 17:19||   2025-02-22 17:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Ed worked with the Danes and Poles. Some of the most hard charging fuckers I ever met. Right up there with the Brits.
Posted by DarthVader 2025-02-22 18:26||   2025-02-22 18:26|| Front Page Top

#12 Albanian SF at Spin Boldak, AFG in 2011. "No contacts, no problems." (note the Albanian flag on the whip and the 12.7 mm DShK mounted on the MRAP).

Posted by Besoeker 2025-02-22 19:02||   2025-02-22 19:02|| Front Page Top

#13 Does Russia plans to conquer Western Europe?

It already has to deal with enough Muslims of its own.
Posted by Procopius2k 2025-02-22 19:06||   2025-02-22 19:06|| Front Page Top

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