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eppur_se_muova

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36. RWNJs have been saying "US out of the UN" for decades now.

Reply to drray23 (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2025, 03:52 AM

Mar 2025

They may be about to get something pretty close to what they wished for. Hope they enjoy the US being the odd man out on the world stage. Europe could decide that if US isn't going to be a helpful ally, it should be treated as an obstacle and a competitor.

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Europe is rearming itself. [View all] drray23 Mar 2025 OP

The UK and France should build more nuclear warheads to aim at Putin. dalton99a Mar 2025 #1

I would encourage Germany, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan to look into it newdeal2 Mar 2025 #9

+1. Japan has the knowledge and wherewithal to produce nuclear weapons within a year. dalton99a Mar 2025 #12

Yes, do it Japan. Everyone in any position of leadership in WW2 is decades dead. /nt artemisia1 Mar 2025 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2025 #33

Looks like NATO is dead, or on its last legs... Wounded Bear Mar 2025 #2

Because they lived it D_Master81 Mar 2025 #3

Um, some of our earlier generations lived it, in WWi and WWII.... Sogo Mar 2025 #6

We were not invaded state side. drray23 Mar 2025 #8

Uh, yes, we weren't invaded, but we liberated those who were. Sogo Mar 2025 #11

Point is--direct "lived" experience manifest in a completely different mental construction. n/t slumcamper Mar 2025 #32

And all the Americans who personally took part in WWII are gone by now, or pretty close. ShazzieB Mar 2025 #35

Japan occupied Alaskan territory JoseBalow Mar 2025 #25

Hardly the same as the European theater, where entire countries were invaded and occupied... Wounded Bear Mar 2025 #39

It was a much smaller attack TomSlick Mar 2025 #37

EXTREMELY insightful comment. slumcamper Mar 2025 #31

They really don't have much choice under trump/vance. We'll pay for this long-term, if not soon. Silent Type Mar 2025 #4

Trump and Putin have just awakened a sleeping giant? Sogo Mar 2025 #5

I hope so. Trust_Reality Mar 2025 #17

last 30 years US runs between 3 and 5 percent of GDP BootinUp Mar 2025 #7

Europe needs a unified defense force and it's own MIC. radius777 Mar 2025 #10

+1. Europe can absolutely do it on their own. And it's going to be formidable like Airbus vs Boeing dalton99a Mar 2025 #13

Russia's military is seriously hobbled at this point. Sogo Mar 2025 #14

Russia is hobbled, but they still have vast MIC radius777 Mar 2025 #19

Ukraine's bravery has proven Russia's capabilities to be wildly over-estimated. Justice matters. Mar 2025 #22

Most Western European nations homegirl Mar 2025 #27

TY.. As Well they Should! Cha Mar 2025 #15

If I were a European country Horse with no Name Mar 2025 #16

Yes, we have been severely compromised...by snot-nosed 19 year olds! SunSeeker Mar 2025 #29

Good Meowmee Mar 2025 #18

Europe has a considerable sum of frozen Russian assets Bev54 Mar 2025 #20

The Roman Empire is about to be reborn. roamer65 Mar 2025 #21

Appropriate. moondust Mar 2025 #23

And, remarkably... BurnDoubt Mar 2025 #26

Good. And France and England have nukes. Fuck you, Putin. SunSeeker Mar 2025 #28

And the best part is... RainCaster Mar 2025 #30

The U.S. MIC will benefit timvrip Mar 2025 #34

RWNJs have been saying "US out of the UN" for decades now. eppur_se_muova Mar 2025 #36

Zelenskyy needs to work a deal with Europe to utilize its mineral deposits n/t AntiFascist Mar 2025 #38