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Old 24th Feb 2024, 11:03
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minigundiplomat
 
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What annoys me is that the Europeans have used the blanket of NATO in order to cut their own defence spending, and in a few cases, cosy up to Russia for cheap energy.

Now the foolishness of that strategy is laid bare, they’re calling for the Uk to introduce conscription and bail them out.

Ukraine is 1600 miles from the UK - I’d like to see Europeans defending Europe. There seems to be a lot of fighting age Eastern European males in the UK, whom I’d expect to return and fight before we start feeding our youth into the grinder.

And if the EU need a nuclear deterrent - £38b should cover it. If you want to be on a club you have to pay, if I recall correctly…,
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