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.

  • RetroGradeBE@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    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.

    • Darkmoon_UK@lemm.ee
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      3 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, least the birthplace of western civilization also become it’s grave 😢

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        3 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.