EU Army???

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(15 November 2018, 22:07)Pete Grey Wrote: Yes NATO. In the UK we have always believed in a strong NATO and have never wanted anything to do with a european army.

But when Trump talks about walking away unless other countries pay more to NATO it encourages France and Germany to start on about a european army again.

You are paying far too much attention to the media and their interpretation of Trump's words. I am sure that every picture of him being one with his mouth wide open does not help the situation. The British press uses that as one of their favorite degrading tactics.

Trump does not want other countries to pay more, he just wants them to pay what they agreed to pay! GB is the only nation that comes near their agreed "fees and dues" to NATO.

Which is the other reason this EU army concept is a pipe dream. You can not run a defense system on the paltry percentage of GNP the European nations allocate for defense and have adequate forces or equipment.

BTW, back in 1973 I had a special training session on integrated armor/infantry tactics. The bulk of the course was taught by NATO instructors with the maneuver section taught by a Brit and the "tank ambush" section taught by a German.

It was one of them most depressing educational experiences of my life, being a crash course in high speed retreat with a "take out as many as you can before they kill you because you are all going to die" philosophy.