But seriously a Country the size of Germany should have the ability to defend itself against rogue nations like the US, if they don’t the more attacks like the nordstream will happen again
But seriously a Country the size of Germany should have the ability to defend itself against rogue nations like the US, if they don’t the more attacks like the nordstream will happen again
Robbie K
1 year ago
More than happy for the Germans not to have a military to be honest.
Chris Wheatley
1 year ago
Germany is still immersed in a sea of guilt. They might see themselves as the leaders of Europe but this is very much in a commercial sense. In times when A invades B, the Germans will never do anything.
We, on the other hand, don’t seem to have this feeling of guilt so we are doing a lot of shouting and posturing. Maybe we should start to feel some guilt? How far does guilt go back? Some people would say back to the time of slavery.
I feel that our guilt doesn’t have to go back as far as that. We could show our feelings to the world by prosecuting Blair as a war criminal. By doing that we would demonstrate that we really care what is happening in other parts of the world. It would give us a right to comment, for a start.
Blair will wiggle and wriggle his way out of that by maintaining that HM The Queen was Head of State and therefore head of the Armed Forces. HM Ships, Royal Air Force, Royal Regiment of Wales, Scotland, Etc.
Blair will wiggle and wriggle his way out of that by maintaining that HM The Queen was Head of State and therefore head of the Armed Forces. HM Ships, Royal Air Force, Royal Regiment of Wales, Scotland, Etc.
I never supported Blair’s illegal war, so I guess I do have the right to comment.
Chris Wheatley
1 year ago
Germany is still immersed in a sea of guilt. They might see themselves as the leaders of Europe but this is very much in a commercial sense. In times when A invades B, the Germans will never do anything.
We, on the other hand, don’t seem to have this feeling of guilt so we are doing a lot of shouting and posturing. Maybe we should start to feel some guilt? How far does guilt go back? Some people would say back to the time of slavery.
I feel that our guilt doesn’t have to go back as far as that. We could show our feelings to the world by prosecuting Blair as a war criminal. By doing that we would demonstrate that we really care what is happening in other parts of the world. It would give us a right to comment, for a start.
Susan Grabston
1 year ago
I wonder what Germany’s geopolitical future will be. As a merchantile nation it has built it’s recent past on business with China backed by cheap Russian energy. Germany would like to be Janus looking both east and west. The US has made it clear that this isn’t an acceptable option; time will tell us whether Hersch’s assertion about Nord stream is correct and how far the US went in enforcing that policy. Perhaps Scholz’s ambiguity is calculated beyond the political. Perhaps Ostpolitik in the broadest sense still has life in it.
Last edited 1 year ago by Susan Grabston
Susan Grabston
1 year ago
I wonder what Germany’s geopolitical future will be. As a merchantile nation it has built it’s recent past on business with China backed by cheap Russian energy. Germany would like to be Janus looking both east and west. The US has made it clear that this isn’t an acceptable option; time will tell us whether Hersch’s assertion about Nord stream is correct and how far the US went in enforcing that policy. Perhaps Scholz’s ambiguity is calculated beyond the political. Perhaps Ostpolitik in the broadest sense still has life in it.
More than happy for the Germans not to have a military to be honest.
Lol
But seriously a Country the size of Germany should have the ability to defend itself against rogue nations like the US, if they don’t the more attacks like the nordstream will happen again
Well if that’s your theory then NATO ought to be responding on their behalf!
The Germans need to grow some balls and stand up for themselves, telling the neocons where to go would be a good start
The Germans need to grow some balls and stand up for themselves, telling the neocons where to go would be a good start
Well if that’s your theory then NATO ought to be responding on their behalf!
Lol
But seriously a Country the size of Germany should have the ability to defend itself against rogue nations like the US, if they don’t the more attacks like the nordstream will happen again
More than happy for the Germans not to have a military to be honest.
Germany is still immersed in a sea of guilt. They might see themselves as the leaders of Europe but this is very much in a commercial sense. In times when A invades B, the Germans will never do anything.
We, on the other hand, don’t seem to have this feeling of guilt so we are doing a lot of shouting and posturing. Maybe we should start to feel some guilt? How far does guilt go back? Some people would say back to the time of slavery.
I feel that our guilt doesn’t have to go back as far as that. We could show our feelings to the world by prosecuting Blair as a war criminal. By doing that we would demonstrate that we really care what is happening in other parts of the world. It would give us a right to comment, for a start.
Blair will wiggle and wriggle his way out of that by maintaining that HM The Queen was Head of State and therefore head of the Armed Forces. HM Ships, Royal Air Force, Royal Regiment of Wales, Scotland, Etc.
Yes but you can start proceedings and see where it leads.
Yes but you can start proceedings and see where it leads.
I never supported Blair’s illegal war, so I guess I do have the right to comment.
Blair will wiggle and wriggle his way out of that by maintaining that HM The Queen was Head of State and therefore head of the Armed Forces. HM Ships, Royal Air Force, Royal Regiment of Wales, Scotland, Etc.
I never supported Blair’s illegal war, so I guess I do have the right to comment.
Germany is still immersed in a sea of guilt. They might see themselves as the leaders of Europe but this is very much in a commercial sense. In times when A invades B, the Germans will never do anything.
We, on the other hand, don’t seem to have this feeling of guilt so we are doing a lot of shouting and posturing. Maybe we should start to feel some guilt? How far does guilt go back? Some people would say back to the time of slavery.
I feel that our guilt doesn’t have to go back as far as that. We could show our feelings to the world by prosecuting Blair as a war criminal. By doing that we would demonstrate that we really care what is happening in other parts of the world. It would give us a right to comment, for a start.
I wonder what Germany’s geopolitical future will be. As a merchantile nation it has built it’s recent past on business with China backed by cheap Russian energy. Germany would like to be Janus looking both east and west. The US has made it clear that this isn’t an acceptable option; time will tell us whether Hersch’s assertion about Nord stream is correct and how far the US went in enforcing that policy. Perhaps Scholz’s ambiguity is calculated beyond the political. Perhaps Ostpolitik in the broadest sense still has life in it.
I wonder what Germany’s geopolitical future will be. As a merchantile nation it has built it’s recent past on business with China backed by cheap Russian energy. Germany would like to be Janus looking both east and west. The US has made it clear that this isn’t an acceptable option; time will tell us whether Hersch’s assertion about Nord stream is correct and how far the US went in enforcing that policy. Perhaps Scholz’s ambiguity is calculated beyond the political. Perhaps Ostpolitik in the broadest sense still has life in it.