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**layevymed** · 09-03-2010, 03:18 AM

As long as European nations are engaged in mutual protection pacts with the US the strategic need for them to spend more simply doesn't exist.

Agreed. The EU has been quite capable of protecting itself against real threats for years now.

Now, as far as threats from imaginary US bogeymen are concerned, without a doubt they need to quadruple their spending pronto.

Sarcasm aside, I don't think the issue is that Europe needs to increase its military spending, but rather that the US needs to reduce its. Real threats aside, imaginary Hollywood bogeymen don't exist.

09-03-2010, 03:18 AM	#20
layevymed Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	As long as European nations are engaged in mutual protection pacts with the US the strategic need for them to spend more simply doesn't exist. Agreed. The EU has been quite capable of protecting itself against real threats for years now. Now, as far as threats from imaginary US bogeymen are concerned, without a doubt they need to quadruple their spending pronto. Sarcasm aside, I don't think the issue is that Europe needs to increase its military spending, but rather that the US needs to reduce its. Real threats aside, imaginary Hollywood bogeymen don't exist.
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