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German defense minister wants EU military to match NATO

Kelfuma

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German defense minister wants EU military to match NATO | Reuters

Germany's defense minister said on Monday the European Union must modernize its military defense and security to match NATO's drive to beef up its own security forces in the wake of a major Russian build-up.

France, Germany, Italy and Spain are calling for a common European defense policy after Britain's vote to quit the bloc, an initiative that marks the EU's biggest push since the 1990s.

"We have seen an enormous modernization drive by NATO over the past three years because of the Kremlin's behavior," Ursula von der Leyen told a security conference hosted by the conservative Christian Democrats.

"That was correct and important, but I believe that we must invest at the least same energy into a modernization of the European security and defense union," she said.

Von der Leyen, keen to assuage concerns raised by the United States and Britain, said the increase should occur "knowing that one cannot build up competition between the two bodies, but that they should work in a complementary fashion".

For instance, she said, the EU had a clear mission in working with Africa to stem the steady flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea, but that was not NATO's job.
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This is most excellent.
 
Kelfuma said:
This is most excellent.
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Those are superficial words already heard countless times without actual and sound proposals regarding the impact of military spendings on public deficits, the chain of command, the diplomatic leadership and initiative, the triggering of the alliance, the persistence of redundant national industries and the necessary geographical concentration, and its consequences for many economies, and costly energetic independence plans.

In France we have a saying about politics that goes with: "words are committing only for those who believe them".
 
Russia is always the boogie man that right wingers use as a pretext for military development. What are they planning for, World War 3?
 
Hummm...Obama wanted a defense force to match the US military??
 
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