Originally Posted by
obgraham
Why is the European Union (445million) + UK (68 million) so petrified of Russia (145 million) that they need the US to bear the load of their defense?
Why is US media so worried about Russian media spend who spent <$100k in total on promoting news stories on Twit/FB etc in 2016 and apparently influenced the election. Must pee off Soros who spent $100 million and Rothshcilds who spent the same. Still can't get to the bottom of how folks in Ohio voted for Trumpo instead of HRC, don't have a computer and look sparingly at TV.
The days of Russia threatening anybody are long gone. Yup it uses its influence overseas but ahem so does everybody else.
I am not in the slightest bit worried about Russia, more worried about getting run down by some of the "we oppose Putin now folk because we caught with hand in the till so we reside in UK" brigade and the way they drive in the UK and fight with their mafia friends.
Sure, Russia has nukes, but so do France and UK, and they would likely lend a few to Germany if needed. Moreover, Russia's economy is moribund in all aspects except oil and gas.
Bring the troops back home. Give Euroland thoughts and prayers and "support from behind" as the Sainted One used to say.
The economy bit is overdone and comes from same sources who fact check nothing. It could pay off all its foreign debt and still have shed loads of cash in the bank.
Russia is the biggest Wheat exporter in the world and has been for a few years so hardly the moribound economy people think.
Russia will use Nukes if the country is invaded and threatened. Strangely these see the same reasons why UK / France would use nukes.