@7Kiwi Makes a little sense but then again when I was stationed in Stuttgart it only took me a little over an hour to drive to France. So in a lot of cases I’m not sure it makes much sense given Germany’s size as a country.
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Purple Snowman
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What happened to Freedom of Movement in the EU? I thought that was sacrosanct.
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@BrucewMitchell @Mylovanov The equipment needs refurbishment, but Europe refurbished about 100 F-16s for Ukraine so just give them to Dutch. Ukraine actually refurbishes M-113s on its own and there are 10,000 of those. Just add in a few billion for M-1/M-2s, etc. and Russia would be cooked.
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@BrucewMitchell @Mylovanov As American the most disappointing thing is the US has over 1,000 F-16s in storage, 3,700 M-1s, 2,800 Bradley’s, 100,00 plus HMVEES, etc. POTUS can transfer excess equipment to allies w/o Congressional approval and Biden or Trump could have finished Putin for almost zero cost.
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Ex-CIA Director, Petraeus: Russia no longer has the upper hand. Russia heavily outnumbers and outguns Ukraine. It has economy 12 times of Ukraine's.
Yet Ukraine's forces are stopping Russians on the frontline. Russians have achieved less than Ukrainians have in last 2 weeks. 1/
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@Vartrog @wartranslated It’s pricey compared with a reusable Falcon 9, nor is it particularly useful as it has about a 7,000 kg LEO payload compared with F-9s 16,700 kg reusable payload and 22,000 kg expendable payload to LEO. And when F-9 launched 165 v 13 times for Soyuz it just doesn’t compete.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @wartranslated Its a proven design that has to be dirt cheap to make nowadays.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry released footage of a Soyuz-2.1a launch carrying a military satellite. The rocket body had rashist “Z” symbols painted on it.
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@maskirovka3301 @Mylovanov Where would Russia be without China propping up its economy, gone in the dustbin of history so this is a complete fallacy.
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@Mylovanov Russia isn't just fighting Ukraine, it's fighting NATO. Where would Ukraine be without NATO support? Gone is the answer. So this is a total fallacy.
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci Most Native Americans were genocided by the Spanish, Portuguese, British and French empires, with the Brits and French playing minor roles, before the US and Latin America kicked out their colonial masters. The genocide was a European affair. The new nations picked up the pieces.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @Michael7ucci Maybe, i ain't expert, ngga. No need to get deep.
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Even at this late hour, European leaders still don't realize the choice.
🇺🇸 or 🇨🇳🇷🇺
There is a 0% chance of the EU being a 3rd major power.
Partner with the most powerful, innovative & dynamic part of (your own) western civilization: USA.
Or get torn up by China and Russia.
Rasmus Jarlov@RasmusJarlov
In the future, there will be three major powers in the world: China, USA, EU. Neutral countries will move as much as possible towards the EU as their preferred partner because both China and the USA treat other countries disrespectfully and try to extort them. Europe will be the only great power and market to turn to if you want to have an equal and fair relationship. Canada is already moving towards Europe for this exact reason. India and Japan will also form a closer relationship with Europe. This is what soft power means. MAGA replies in the comment section will prove the point.
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci The real villains in the murder of Native American’s were the Spanish, or Spanish diseases. It’s estimated 90-95% of the population of the new world was killed off by European diseases so by the time the English arrived the continent was empty. Another genocide up for Europe.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @Michael7ucci Yeah, and you killed and pillaged Native America. Replaced that with McDonald's and Coca-Cola. What amazing civilizational progress!
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci Yeah and you killed all of your natives. And the Persians migrated from Ukraine about 3,000-4,000 years ago and killed all of their natives. Old story isn’t it.
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@Xstillscencors @ThomBrady5 Exports to Europe, the question is what’s in it for Europe? Foreign policy goals, unlikely China backs Russia, trade, nope China is cutting imports. Investment, nope China gave up,on BRI and has been a net capital excipient for the last 3 years.
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@ThomBrady5 What's in it for China? Does Europe expect China to pay for them
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Europe is looking to cut a deal with China and to abandon America. They don't actually want the thing they claim in public.
American Murph🤍🔳@HaterDDD
We agree, let’s address the issue. Europe is looking to USA for leadership. They keep saying it, how often do they mention the shift, the realignment, or the “New World Order”. They are looking for a steady hand of guidance and partnership into whatever happens next. My opinion: it would be foolish to split them apart and break off from them now when we all can feel a storm brewing in our bones
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci You’ve really hit the bottom of the barrel with that stupid point. Oh well when you are completely out of anything, and I mean anything at all, that’s the kind of shite you pull out.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @Michael7ucci Remind me please, which country exists longer: Persia or USA? Or even France, UK? Americans are controlled by Jews anyway, also being in the shadow is kinda good, we don't need to start wars all the time.
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@ThomBrady5 A breakup is kinda hard as the primary European complaint is Trump’s support for Putin in Ukraine. Well you know who’s supporting Putin even more in Ukraine, that would be Xi Jinping and I doubt he’s willing to switch sides to curry favor with the EU.
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Americans should understand Europeans crying about how the evil colonial empire America has mistreated them is an attempt to manufacture a casus belli, a grievance, which justifies Europe betraying America and allying with China. Europeans are already planning the breakup.
Fugitive Caesar@ThomBrady5
Europe is looking to cut a deal with China and to abandon America. They don't actually want the thing they claim in public.
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci Oh really, so Iran has never chanted death to a European country? Being weak and pathetic is not the win you think it is if the only result they chant death to xxx European country less than Death to America.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @Michael7ucci Iran does not chant death to Europe as I remember.
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci Yeah sure it is, here’s the reality both the U.S. and Europe are equally hated because they are rich. With the difference bein the U.S. is rich and strong, but Europe is rich and weak. The U.S. might be hated and feared but Europe is hated and held in contempt by the World.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @Michael7ucci It is already ongoing. Problem is Israel and USA, not Iran. Persians are much better people than americans.
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@ColbyBadhwar It’s not nearly enough, France only made about 1,000 Hammers in 2025 and the Hammer costs about $200k+ each, and in 25 years of production (1996-2020) France produced a grand total of 5,000 MICAs with 3,500 being exported.
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🇫🇷 Meanwhile in Paris, France is preparing their version of a Future Years Defense Program.
What's their idea of a "war economy"?
They want to "increase stocks of loitering munitions by 400%, AASM Hammer bombs by 240%, and Aster & MICA missiles by... *30%*..."
Via Politico
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@ChamiWallstreet @wartranslated Because in the case of the Soyuz rocket it’s actually 70 years old. The Soyuz is a direct descendent of the R-7 rocket that first launched Sputnik in 1957.
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@wartranslated Why does everything from Russia look like it's over 50 years old?
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci Oh really, so everyone is just nice to Europe because for 500 years European empires treated the rest of the world so kindly there are nothing but residual good feelings. And normal is the 5,000 years of history before Pax Americana, where yep they hate you.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @Michael7ucci We don't have to - we are not enemies of Iran, they will not attack european ships. Once USA gets the fuck out of ME, everything comes back to normal.
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@abramavitz @Michael7ucci So, Europe can unblock Hormuz? How about the UK and its lone carrier that doesn’t even have escorts (borrowed a German Frigate). The main issue with the ME is it’s on the extreme end of US supply lines and the US absolutely needs European logistics if not military capabilities.
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@SnowmanJoe25 @Michael7ucci Well, the USD became the reserve currency because of the US Navy's ability to secure straits and naval chokepoints. Currently, the US is unable to deblock Hormuz, which means the US is no longer a naval superpower.
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