Germany’s Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen announced today that the nation will expand its military by around 5,000 soldiers, bringing its total force to around 200,000, saying that growing demands for German military involvement abroad necessitates the growth.
This came alongside an announcement that Germany will be deploying a substantial force of tanks and armored vehicles to Lithuania, along the Russian border, where they will be joining the NATO anti-Russia force in the region, which already has upwards of 1,000 German troops involved.
While the timing would aim to directly link Germany’s military growth with its anti-Russia deployments, the reality is that the effort is also meant as a way to increase spending in an effort to placate the Trump Administration, which has been increasingly.
Though Germany has one of the world’s costliest militaries, they only spend around 1.22% of their GDP, by virtue of having a huge economy. The Trump Administration is demanding a minimum of 2% spending for all NATO members, which would mean Germany would be outspending Russia by itself.
And Russia is the aggressor?
only if you are stupid
The Ziocon warmongers occupying the USG regime in
Washington are a bigger threat to world ‘peace’ than
Russia could ever be.
It’s just a matter of time before this escalates into a
nightmare. I would think the EU is smart enough not
to allow its young people be used as fodder for the
corrupt USG Ziocon state. Then again…
The reference to the Zionists is harmful to our antiwar cause. It can always be used as a necessity to protect Israel’s interests which most Americans will defend. If it’s portrayed correctly as US aggression for purposes of US control over the entire world then perhaps fewer Americans will be able to support it.
I know too that the Zionist cause must be condemned, but it’s not facing the truth head on.
If you come to think of the use of the pretense of protecting Israel as a scam to justify US wars in the ME then it will be helpful for arriving at the right conclusions.
Someone named “von” is sending German tanks to the Russian border. Sounds familiar.
They had to delay the mission so it does not fall on Hitler’s birthday. The Fuehrer would have been so proud!
The entire German Army has only a few hundred tanks left. Sending a few of those few is not going to do much. It is a gesture, not a power move.
Wait a minute! Trump said that Nato is obsolete?
Jason Ditz, is that you speculating on the need to placate Trump? Or more than just you.
Not to suggest that you’re wrong of course, because you are dead right!
Why this order from the USA? if it wants to waste money and destroy the world, why is Europe so obedient? The USA keeps threatening to “leave NATO” or force the other members to pay more. The USA IS NATO, and is NOT the target which will be most damaged if they push Russia into conflict-it is Europe, which should have some say (and say NO!!!)
You’ve got it rosemary! But is it completely rational to expect that the damage would be limited to Europe? I’m assuming you are visualizing a nuclear war? If so then would Russia not perhaps seek out the enemy with everything it has?
Two possibilities to ponder: All would be lost for humanity and so Russia would seek complete revenge.
or
Russia would not fight back with nuclear weapons in a higher interest of saving humanity.
It’s always a good topic to pursue because it could result in getting people to ponder the outcome. Or even ponder how it would progress in that they would be seeing their children catch fire spontaneously.