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Wounded Bear

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10. History is past, time is now...

Reply to yardwork (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 10:04 AM

Jul 7

Yes, Europeans are boosting their military budgets, but there is a difference between now and 100 years ago.

Working on the legacy of NATO and the EU, Europe now attempts to solve their internal differences through negotiation. Talking, not shooting. Their rearmament is now focused on outside threats to the group, not internal rifts. Their manufacturing standards have been standardized across the continent and their militaries have been integrated to work together seamlessly.

While the US maintains a tenuous membership in NATO it is more and more becoming a side show, an afterthought to Europeans working in their own defense.

Europeans fighting amonst themselves is one of the least of our worries. In fact, we are becoming one of the external threats the Eurpopeans are planning against.

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One day people will regret that Trump caused Europe to rearm. yardwork Jul 7 #1

I think that Europe will do fine without us -misanthroptimist Jul 7 #2

I sincerely hope you're right. yardwork Jul 7 #3

Hah! I'm going to use [Redacted] when writing johnnyfins Jul 7 #14

It is something that will drive him nuts if it catches on -misanthroptimist Jul 7 #15

I've been calling "it" the fat orange imbecile for years now wolfie001 Jul 7 #18

orange pustule is my go-to BettyBlueDot Tuesday #29

History is past, time is now... Wounded Bear Jul 7 #10

And by post-WWII "they" you mean Germany, I trust? ColoringFool Jul 7 #12

You can't disarm and be a member of NATO Bengus81 Jul 7 #24

I think the European Union (in its various guises over the years) has been more significant than NATO Emrys Jul 7 #25

Trump blundered into helping them nut up. OC375 Jul 7 #4

It's not a good thing. yardwork Jul 7 #6

It weakens the US. Shipwack Jul 7 #20

True. OC375 Jul 7 #22

That makes sense. nt Shipwack Jul 7 #23

I look forward to the day when France, Argentina, and any other nations... Trueblue Texan Jul 7 #5

Should be noted that tech-nazi Thiel is in Argentina currently nt wolfie001 Jul 7 #19

That last section of that article discusses Europe rejecting US technology! 70sEraVet Jul 7 #7

They don't call it North American Treaty Organization for nothing. twodogsbarking Jul 7 #8

The correct name is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. littlemissmartypants Jul 7 #11

Not MAGAty enough for satire. (Need a different word from "North," as.... ColoringFool Jul 7 #13

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Never thought we could be here, Bayard Jul 7 #16

Nazi Germany based some of their laws on Jim Crow laws in the south wolfie001 Jul 7 #17

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Such Good News!! NATO, including France Cha Jul 8 #26

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