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According to former United States general Ben Hodges, the withdrawal of US troops from Europe is only a matter of time. In an interview with SonntagsBlick, he advises Switzerland to prepare for war.

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[–] [email protected] 170 points 1 day ago (4 children)

As bad as it sounds, if our European leaders can get their head out of their collective US-aligned asses, it could finally be a push to a more cohesive EU-defence policy that is not dependant on US logistics and firepower.

We have allowed ourselves to be way to complacent for far too long.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago

it could finally be a push to a more cohesive EU-defence policy that is not dependant on US logistics and firepower.

I think the main reason why the EU doesn't care much about defense is that their people don't "value" war as much as other nations.

They live comfortably. They have their social services. Life is pretty good, for the most part.

Trying to convince them to go die in a war isn't going to be very popular. I genuinely believe the Western world is in for a rude awakening when an actual conflict breaks out.

It's not just logistics. These are people's lives.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Collectively European nations have the economy and technology to build a Military Industrial Complex to rival the US... I hope they truly wake up before it's too late, lest the birthplace of western civilization also become it's grave 😢

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

US has a dependency on EU logistics

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Not after the US sanctions said logistics :D

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope this is what comes of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

There are silver linings like this. The good news is that if we fight now, Trump will have destroyed a lot of the institutions (both domestic and foreign) that were holding back real progress. Clears the way to build better ones.