statistics for the size of the potential EU military back when I was in high
school. And eventually they will eclipse the power of the US Army or at
least be a close 2nd so they will be a force to be dealt with.
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From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 8:18 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: US troop realignment
Bill Wheatley wrote:
>
> And its nice to know someoen else agrees that us pulling out would be
> a bad thing in the long run. Once they get over the sadness of it the
> EU military will step it up and they won't need us anymore anyway.
The EU military will not step up. First, there is no EU military, there is
only the military of member nations. Second, there is an overwhelming
feeling in the population that there is no need to project force at long
distances and the current threats to the own territory can easily be handled
by the current troops. Only in certain specific areas, such as airborne
intelligence and control, there would be a need for a replacement strategy.
Jochem
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