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Thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers everyone. Yeah, and don't politicize the issue. It's too soon. Wait until people forgot it for some other horrific newsitem.
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No smiley here. It's not even funny.
A little OFFTOPIC I know, but I suspect that in the future you can't get elected for any office unless you have virtually your entire life on video.
"There's a 20 minute pause during a party here. What were you doing then?"
"Well, I certainly didn't inhale!"
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This is from South Park so I'm not sure it qualifies. I tried to find a still without the F-word but that turned out to be impossible as true to South Park it's saturated with it. Lemme see if this is gonna get me a warning. Remember it's "art":
EDIT: Yeah, OK. I could have turned the subtexts off. Ah well... then the point would have been lost.
EDIT: Yeah, OK. I could have turned the subtexts off. Ah well... then the point would have been lost.
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And knowing Temu not only won't it work, but you'll never get rid of them!
You remember when some
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Aren't it more about not wanting to give up Western Europe, being able to intimidate Russia and Turkey. Well maybe not Turkey, that's where they have their ICBMs isn't it? Do you have them in Germany too?
I read it wrong initially so you're obviously right, but maybe they have more reasons.
EDIT: https://www.defensenews.com/global/...-becoming-europes-strongest-military-by-2039/
EDIT2: It tells me to disable my adblocker but I have no adblocker running?!
EDIT3: OK, this didn't really belong here. I just answered @fresh_42 's post and it kinda got out of hand.
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I don't think so. That may be written on the label, but it isn't the real reason.
Yes. I think there are even nuclear, American ones, but I'm not sure.
Here are the main facilities listed:
Here is the Wikipedia article on their largest hub.
en.wikipedia.org
The biggest military hospital outside mainland USA is nearby.
en.wikipedia.org
And a little to the north, a helicopter air base near the Frankfurt airport.
en.wikipedia.org
I guess these facilities require a lot of maintenance.
The US is currently on the best way to lose any support in the German civil society. Mine is gone, and I never have been anti-American before. But enough is...
Ramstein Air Base - Wikipedia
The biggest military hospital outside mainland USA is nearby.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center - Wikipedia
And a little to the north, a helicopter air base near the Frankfurt airport.
Lucius D. Clay Kaserne - Wikipedia
I guess these facilities require a lot of maintenance.
The US is currently on the best way to lose any support in the German civil society. Mine is gone, and I never have been anti-American before. But enough is...
It's not as if we speak about some German soldiers in the Baltic. Particularly, their military hospital is a crucial feature. Top equipped, and far closer to the Middle East or Afghanistan than mainland USA. And Wiesbaden is the headquarters of all European and African operations. They won't shut down those, but the withdrawal will change the mood in the population. Not the population around American garnisons, as they profit from them, but in the general public. Mine, for example. Why should we allow Russian spies on German ground? Why tolerate soldiers from a country that is waging a trade war against us, constantly insulting us, and that is less reliable than Putin, Kim Jong-un, or Xi? Is the USA threatening to leave NATO? Good riddance! Their reliability is completely lost anyway. We are better off without them.
The strongest conventional forces? What does that mean? If you disregard France and Great Britain, then maybe. I mean, we have the largest population. But they explicitly call it a goal to be discussed by the public. Such headlines are more politically motivated than an actual plan. The problem is that our military is currently in a miserable state, and they try to change this, given the new old threat from Russia. It is not as if Germany hasn't been occupied at times. Ask the French and the Swedes. And the Russians behaved badly here in and after WWII. You wouldn't invite them. But nothing to worry about, dear neighbor. Fifteen years is a long time in a democracy. I wouldn't bet on it, in case you're considering calling your British bookmaker.
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Oh yeah, the Turkish are definitey nuclear capable. Tellingly Germany is in for it this year:
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The logistics of stationary ICBMs are complicated though. If they still use liquid oxygen (which I actually doubt) they'd have to empty them and fill them up again on a rotary scheme as oxygen is extremely corrosive. You can't just leave that in a rocket.
OK, admittedly it doesnt say nuclear-capable anywhere but with all the various types they're deplying (including the supersonic ones), and the tactical nukes getting smaller and smaller I wouldn't be so sure. I'm surprised that Germany agrees. But who knows how much leverage the US have over Germany since WW2?
Missiles on the move: Why US long-range missiles in Germany are just the tip of the iceberg
The proliferation of standoff missiles and defense systems among European NATO members could bring more risks than benefits.
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The logistics of stationary ICBMs are complicated though. If they still use liquid oxygen (which I actually doubt) they'd have to empty them and fill them up again on a rotary scheme as oxygen is extremely corrosive. You can't just leave that in a rocket.
OK, admittedly it doesnt say nuclear-capable anywhere but with all the various types they're deplying (including the supersonic ones), and the tactical nukes getting smaller and smaller I wouldn't be so sure. I'm surprised that Germany agrees. But who knows how much leverage the US have over Germany since WW2?
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However, this isn't really unexpected in a country where being elected is a matter of money.
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Lol. The USA is definitely no democracy. The Supreme Court is a club of lobbyists, not independent judges.
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This came on my social media with the quote "Gas prices are a lot higher than you think."
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