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“On one side stood Europe's defense commissioner, the European Union's top diplomat and powerful defense leaders and diplomats from Germany, France, and Spain, arguing in favor of building a grand European army. According to the side in favor, the time has come for Europe to break its dependence on the United States once and for all and chart its own course into the future.”
“But way back in the early 50s, a collective European army was first proposed as a solution for the inner six... The Soviet Union was really strong. West Germany was the nation with the clearest ability to stand up to the Soviets. But rather understandably, nobody wanted to give West Germany its own military again.”
“the Federal Republic of Germany, which was traditionally considered kind of a laggard on these issues, I mean, they are spending, I think, 4 percent, or close to it, by well before the end of the decade. So they’re on track to exceed 3.5 (percent). They changed their constitution.”
“President Trump has been calling on our allies from Europe to Asia to help open up the straight. It's just that they are too cowardly to do anything about it.”
“President Trump has been calling on our allies from Europe to Asia to help open up the straight. It's just that they are too cowardly to do anything about it.”
“the European nations of NATO other than Spain have committed themselves to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035.”
“American allies are in Europe especially are not really in the mood to do Trump a bunch of favors right now.”
“They don't see that deploying warships to the strait of hormuz would make any difference because the truth of the matter is that Iran is exploiting its asymmetric advantages.”
“They don't see that deploying warships to the strait of hormuz would make any difference because the truth of the matter is that Iran is exploiting its asymmetric advantages.”
“Germany is complicit in the violation of international law. The Brits are doing the same thing with their bases in Cyprus.”