Originally Posted by
pr00ne
racedo, obgraham,
The good people of the Crimea, Ukraine, Georgia and the Baltic States most probably do not share your complacency.
Tend to agree with you. It begs the question then of why don't the euro nations feel the need to prepare for the next threat? The CW is over, the chances of tanks rolling down the Fulda gap taking on the entirety of NATO are nil. What’s happening in the areas you listed is the new normal and is what must be expected. Lacking the clear focus a Soviet armored column provides, low intensity wars have lulled Europe into a false sense of security. Couple that with the US tiring of shouldering the burden and it doesn’t make for a good combination.