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Originally Posted by thommy
nothing really wrong with that except the fact that the reason for having a military-defence was not caused by Europe (except France and Britain).
but one thing is sure and there you are completely right - Europe did nothing to prevent the circumstances we have to deal with now.
and the other thing what is wrong is, that he can nor order countries how much they have to spend for their own protection. if it is nessecary they will do it alone.
the one and only reason why trump wants that is, that he want to sell the weapons.
america is a war nation with a war economy and to keep the trades going he needs more war nations BUT Europe accepted that for centuries and have to decide now how to go on.
the worst what can happen (also for trump) is that Germany goes back to use his technological and engeneering power to produce that ugly stuff again and take this market over. i really HOPE that this will never happen again.
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It has been necessary for Europe to fund NATO more and not rely on the US for a very long time. All Trump can do is deliver an ultimatum and demand Europe and the Far East contribute more. Where they buy the arms is a result of Europe not building its own arms industry, apart from France and the UK.
We live in worrying times and the EU making advances to the Ukraine was a bad move. Why the EU is so determined to adopt so many countries with such shit economies is beyond most people. Other than building the power base of the bureaucrats and shifting to voting power of the EU towards nations that rely on EU handouts, what are the benefits? Most certainly not trade as these countries lower the average wage of the majority of Europeans.
Enlargement.
Candidates: Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey
Potential candidates that have applied for membership: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Potential candidates that have not applied for membership: Kosovo* (status disputed).
Look at the wages around Europe.
This has led to this mess where a few rich countries are funding the entire EU with a lot at the bottom getting more out than they put in. Now add poorer States and see how they share the votes. Can Germany afford to keep funding the poorest States, someone has to pick up the slack when the UK leaves. Especially if the EU plays hardball over trade.
