Somebody has to defend Western Europe (Putin, Marines, soldiers, Boxer)

[mm4]

"On Tuesday, German broadcaster ARD revealed that German soldiers tried to hide the lack of arms by replacing heavy machine guns with broomsticks during a NATO exercise last year. After painting the wooden sticks black, the German soldiers swiftly attached them to the top of armored vehicles, according to a confidential army report which was leaked to ARD."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...-machine-guns/

"For Germany’s military, hobbled helicopters were only the beginning. A parliamentary report leaked to the German press last week and obtained by The Washington Post detailed the shocking state of disrepair of Germany’s military hardware. Only one of its four submarines is operational. Only 70 of its 180 GTK Boxer armored vehicles are fit for deployment. Just seven of the German Navy’s fleet of 43 helicopters are flightworthy."

The German military faces a major challenge from disrepair - The Washington Post

[Dumbdowndemocrats]

Training with bags of flour and trucks that say "tank" on them is next ...DEJA VU!
This news will only make Putin more arrogant and aggressive ...

[Old Gringo]

It's good that the krauts aren't building a cold war military.

[TrapperJohn]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

It's good that the krauts aren't building a cold war military.

Krauts? Wtf?

[wildflower82]

This is disturbing!

[Frank DeForrest]

Somebody has to defend Western Europe

yes, western europeans

[Grsz11]

What is it with these cons who want to take the US military EVERYWHERE but refuse to pay for it?

[Aunt Maude]

Originally Posted by Dumbdowndemocrats

Training with bags of flour and trucks that say "tank" on them is next ...DEJA VU!
This news will only make Putin more arrogant and aggressive ...

Honestly, I'd say that the likelihood of a land war with the Russian in Europe is basically nil.

The Russians have revamped their entire military doctrine with that reality in mind.

What the real military threats to the EU might be is an interesting problem and worth thinking about.

[WaldoKitty]

Originally Posted by Aunt Maude

Honestly, I'd say that the likelihood of a land war with the Russian in Europe is basically nil.....

LOL. There is a land war taking place right now with the Russians in the Ukraine. 1000s have already died and more so every day.

The US Media simply isn't covering it. Easier to spend 5 minutes talking about where Hillary stopped to use the bathroom today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2...ion_in_Ukraine

[SiegendesLicht]

Americans sure seem to be concerned about Europe a lot for a nation that believes itself to be ah so exceptional.