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2021-09-05 Europe
EU plans 'rapid response' reaction force for military interventions following fall of Afghanistan and chaotic US-led evacuation
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Europe has been talking about this for years, but in the end nobody wants to pay for supplying their share of men and matériel.
  • EU leaders are debating a 5,000 strong force from willing countries in the bloc

  • Calls have grown in the US and Europe for stronger EU military capabilities

  • But some are resistant over fears of an EU army strengthening the 'superstate'
Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-05 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top

#1 Of course it's going to strengthen the superstate. That's the whole idea. The EU will use this army not against external threats, but against the European people. Imagine EU paratroopers dropping into Warsaw airport to force the landing of airliners full of refugees. That will be the sort of mission generated for the EU army.
Posted by Blinky Pholuling8616 2021-09-05 03:14||   2021-09-05 03:14|| Front Page Top

#2 ...well, that fits their 'projection of force' ability.
Posted by Procopius2k 2021-09-05 06:42||   2021-09-05 06:42|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ Imagine EU paratroopers dropping into Warsaw airport to force the landing of airliners full of refugees.

My greater fear is paratroopers dropping into the Warsaw ghetto to forcefully relocate refugees.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-05 06:50||   2021-09-05 06:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Soon coming to a neighborhood near you.
Posted by Dale 2021-09-05 07:51||   2021-09-05 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Yes, I don't seem to recall our 'top men' in Washington asking State's Legislators or their constituents about their opinions, wants or desires relative to Afghan refugees or Central American border crossers being relocated (by the Federal Government) within their States.

Or, did I miss something ?
Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-05 08:03||   2021-09-05 08:03|| Front Page Top

#6 They might want to talk to the Dutch or Swedish goverments about this; they got their people out at the drop of a hat.
They had already planned it out, and didn't talk to anybody about it
Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-05 12:45||   2021-09-05 12:45|| Front Page Top

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