A DISTURBING STUDY MAKES IT CLEAR EUROPE CANNOT BE DEFENDED TODAY
Peloni: US foreign policy has been on the wrong foot for the past more than 20yrs, and the eventuality of a world power lacking the means to defend itself or its allies is the sad consequence of such military misadventures as Iraq, Libya and Serbia…and of course Ukraine. Indeed, instead of making Russia an ally, the US placed the world on a path of war, even as the US knowingly lacked the means to quench the many fires which were anticipated to arise as a result of this war policy. While impossibly expensive war systems have been made in small quantities in the West, the Russians have pursued a policy of thrift, producing far less expensive hardware at scale. The result of this insanity is that as the Russians have now been placed on the defensive, with their home territory invaded by a grifting US proxy in Ukraine, all of NATO now sits on the precipice of reality in which each NATO member state is anxiously awaiting to see if Russia might act with more or less civility towards them than they, the democratic powers of the world, acted towards Russia. In fact, Putin is not isolated from his people in recognizing the war hungry strategy which dominated the West since the Russians de-Sovietized themselves, as the Russian people are well aware of the Russian animus which has fed the bipartisan pro-war parties all across NATO. This insanity will either end with the adoption of a pan-European security apparatus which includes Russia, or it will end very badly for all sides. And all the while, China is benefiting from every day and every dollar spent in the West to push and keep Russia within the Chinese sphere of influence. Such utter folly.
Stephen Bryen | Weapons & Strategy |Oct 23, 2024
Caracal Air Assault Vehicle
The German Kiel Institute has published a disturbing, but accurate report on German and European defense. The report suggests that the overall picture for Germany, Europe and the United States, is grim. The bottom line is that despite all the NATO war talk, NATO (including the United States) is not ready for any conflict with Russia. It also suggests that the pricing of defense equipment is making defense companies rich, but not helping the overall cause of security.
