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We're not abysmally embarrassed yet when it comes to NATO?




What that you've been paying for most of it while the rest of us freeload? You should be proud. In Britain the army is the smallest it's ever been. It's time Europe takes their military obligations seriously.

In the age of drone warfare, does Britain even need a lot of young men? The half-life of a grunt seems pretty short in eastern Ukraine at the moment.

America would pay a pretty high price were Russia to dominate Europe. That's a fair point regarding the UK. Poland has always understood the assignment, and this year Germany got on board.

Ivan isn't 10 feet tall either.


Both can be true.

Most of NATO underdelivers on their payments.

And the US treats its active military like cattle... Oops, forget that. Cattle aren't put on cheap diets.




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