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The worst-case scenario is now a possible one: European troops fighting off an invasion largely alone.

It’s by no means clear the Europeans would succeed. Romanian and other European officials at the exercise in Cincu, about 260 kilometers (162 miles) north of Bucharest by road, voiced concerns about how long it would take for NATO allies to make it to the front.

French four-star General Philippe de Montenon said he’s confident Europe could prevail, even without the US on side. “The direction of history is a progressive disengagement of the United States from the European continent,” he said.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    There are people in literally every country that wants foreign influence or bases out, that proves nothing

    You don’t think an enormous population of foreign military resulting in high rates of unprosecuted sexual violence and organized crime demonstrates anything about the state of politics in the host country?

    So you believe people in Korea, Japan, and the Philippines at the highest levels of power just… want this for their people? Or do you think they’re so beaten down they don’t believe in their own capacity for self-defense?

    Random, but did you know an alternate name for Russians where I live is “occupiers”?

    I mean, you keep coming back to Russians, as though you think they’re a different species.

    I guess you’d call them, what? Orks?

    Is the violent occupation of conquered territory only a problem for you when the occupying army is Slavic?

    • REDACTED@infosec.pubEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      You don’t think an enormous population of foreign military resulting in high rates of unprosecuted sexual violence and organized crime demonstrates anything about the state of politics in the host country?

      So you believe people in Korea, Japan, and the Philippines at the highest levels of power just… want this for their people? Or do you think they’re so beaten down they don’t believe in their own capacity for self-defense?

      Please read the article you yourself sent me and give me source for your “high rates”. I’m not denying the issue exists, but officials have been fighting this issue with good results. If you think few bad apples are worse than risking entire country and millions of people then… I can’t even argue that, I’d just call you extremely dumb and move on.

      Is the violent occupation of conquered territory only a problem for you when the occupying army is Slavic?

      The irony here is that I’m Slavic. I also clearly signalized against Chinese aggression. I’m not anti-Russian, I’m anti-whoever-can’t-stay-in-their-borders-and/or-do-colonialism

      EDIT: Random, but who do you think is responsible for more Slav deaths - Nazi Germany or Russia?

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        Please read the article you yourself

        Buddy, you can try reading past the first paragraph. There’s an extended back and forth in the interview discussing the violence around these bases and their broad unpopularity.