Comments on: Romania edges towards the door

By: Charly

Charly — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:28:04 +0000

They don’t count because nobody lives in them. Luxembourg, Portugal, Ireland, Austria and Finland together are less than 20 million people

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:59:17 +0000

That’s nice, so “Europe” is to be defined by only the most stagnat and sclerotic of welfare-states, whilst all of the most vibrant, dynamic, and rapidly growing econimies in the EU “don’t count”? One does wonder how long that delusion can last.

By: Charly

Charly — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:26:44 +0000

Britain is a laky of the USA, Spain and Belgium joined Eurocorp somewhat later. Italy is Italy. Holland has issues with France though they share an army with the Germans and the rest don’t count.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:53:59 +0000

“Since 87 when the German and French shared an army.”

Oh I see, so by “Europe” you mean the Franco-German alliance…around which the rest of the EU is supposed to revolve. How quaint of me to presume otherwise.

By: Charly

Charly — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:08:26 +0000

Since 87 when the German and French shared an army.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:10:03 +0000

“1) Europe as a whole is the world’s third biggest military power after the US and China.”

Since when is “Europe” a military power?

By: Dimitar Vesselinov

Dimitar Vesselinov — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:54:41 +0000

“Bulgaria — 460, left May 2006″

No, there is one Bulgarian company in Iraq, First Guard Company, guarding the Ashraf camp.

Bulgarian Iraq Envoy Visits Troops in Ashraf
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=65480

By: Doug M.

Doug M. — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:12:05 +0000

> I have heard that the euro troops are so worthless

Oh, bullshit.

Cite for this? Eh, didn’t think so.

> ability to be pacifist is largely based on the > US military deterrent

1) Europe as a whole is the world’s third biggest military power after the US and China.

2) Remind me again what the US military deterrent is supposed to be deterring, from a European POV. The Soviet threat?

Man, there is some crazy out there.

Doug M.

By: Luci Sandor

Luci Sandor — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:50:24 +0000

Sorry. It was just a bad joke stirred by the rivalry between the PM and the president. Now, the same rivalry made the president deny the withdrawal at any cost, just for the sake of not obeying to the PM. I think he would deny the withdrawal even if there would be no reason to keep the troops there and a thousand reasons to withdraw.
Regarding the Romanian or Bulgarian or whatever contribution, there is a historical embarrassment in the American history. The US always needed to pretend they are not acting unilaterally, but leading a coalition. Of course, that will always be the coalition of freedom, or the coalition of justice, or the coalition of truth, because these guys are infallible, like the Pope. This war, as usually since WWII, has no support from almost any country that can pretend some legitimacy for its external relations (meaning that, even if they are written by a dictator, at least, it is a local dictator and not an echo for Condi Rice’s wishes). USA leaders think that, by packing some tens of nations like my Romania, the lie will not be that obvious. And, of course, the “coalition of truth” doesn’t make any real use of the inexperienced soldiers.

By: Charly

Charly — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 04:07:35 +0000

What do you mean with European pacificm The EU spends about as much money as the rest of the world ex USA. Doubt we need any American deterrence to protect us.