Russia’s bribing this JACKASS seems to have finally paid off for the Soviets.

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    The idea that Europe is weak is hilarious. Russia invading Ukraine has caused a general rearmament in Europe, this in itself wouldn’t make Europe strong but in general European militaries have been proactive about evolving their military technology and doctrine in mostly rational ways and as a result Europe is now a dense fabric of extremely advanced militaries informed by experience from the Ukraine war.

    Since WW2 Europe has never been more militarily powerful compared to the US and Russia than it is now. See the rapid development and scaling up of Bohdana 155mm howitzers to 40+ systems a month as one intimidating example.

    …which of course is exactly why Trump is insisting Europe is weak lol

    Note, I am not arguing the US should cut aid to Ukraine.

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      He’s sore that the EU is not buying arms from the USA like he hoped when he pushed for increased defence budgets across NATO, and instead Europe is trying to become self-reliant and support its own defence sector.

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        Classic FAFO.

        The main reason for this development is that he showed everyone that the US cannot be trusted anymore.

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        If only he asked them nicely. Instead of literally everything he’s done this year.

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    Everything this idiot says tends to be the opposite. And frankly, I can see it.

    The Europe I see (as a Canadian, with immigrant parents from Portugal) is the same Europe I’ve always seen; It has it’s share of problems, sure. But for the most part, they’re older, with a lot more history to draw from, and as a result are just more level headed than the idiot teenagers revving their engine and trying to pick bar fights that is America.

    Europe as a continent has been through enough shit that they’ve kind of, as a culture, learned to say “woah…okay…let’s take a step back and look at this a bit before deciding to be an asshole.” Canada kind of inherited some of that by virtue of sticking in the commonwealth longer and having a peaceful transition to independence instead of kicking our feet and threatening to move out at 16 like some bratty teenage countries did.

    (Apropos of nothing, I also think that this is sort of the problem with a lot of Eastern Bloc countries. With the fall of the Soviet Union, a lot of them (Russia Included) were kicked out on their own all of a sudden and are essentially entering the teenage years of their independence)

    Does that mean Europe is perfect? No…of course not. Far from it.

    But they’re a hell of a lot more put together and strong than the U.S. is at the moment.

    Trump is projecting, as usual.

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      I have to politely disagree with your opinion of Europe being more mature and level-headed. They seem that way now, but they’ve repeatedly fucked over one another throughout history. They aren’t magically immune to internal/external bullshit just because it’s been around longer.

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    Churchill was on the right track with Operation Unthinkable. And as much as a think Patton was a vainglorious blowhard, he was right about the Russians.

    Should have done something in 45.

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    In a year to a year-and-a-half he’s going to be begging for Europe’s attention. That’ll be when the post-tariff trade deals rerouting around the US kick in.

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    More projection from PEDOnald. He is scared he’s being viewed as weak and decaying, so just spouting those probably just learned words in anger at something better than he is.

    Spoiler: he is weak and decaying.

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      Because it’s obviously projection. Is he mad that Europeans don’t cover up his senior moments?