Originally Posted by
melmothtw
Probably the same folks who complain that Europe does not do enough for its own defence and relies too heavily on the NATO (read, the US) are the same folks who are here deriding the EU Battle Groups. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.
There's a difference between bringing extra money/force structure to the party (welcome) and diluting effort/effect by dual-hatting/duplicating existing arrangements, without bringing extra money (less welcome) and duplicating CoC (even less welcome).
Which category do you think the "EU Battlegroup" fits into? Especially given that "only a handful" of EU nations can provide battlegroup HQ.