Those bases probably generate a lot of income.
#2 | POSTED BY REDIAL
Lot of VAT.
maybe they really are going to be dealing with a bellicose Russia alone.
Why weren't they dealing with this before? Were they relying upon US tax money to fund their welfare state?
Lumpers love comparing Europe social welfare to the US "lack of" social welfare.
The US was "subsidizing" Europes social programs by taking up their slack on military spending.
Ironically Lumpers hate spending money on the US Military.
Lumpers now see, hopefully, that Europe having to spend money on their Military will degrade the social welfare.
It all comes full circle, which it eventually would when US government spending it out of control. The first thing that suffers is external spending/activities.
But lets get somethings out, feel free to add if you think I am missing something.
Three facts.
1 - The territory that Russia has taken is not going to be returned. It's gone, could be wittle down with negotiation.
2 - Ukraine is downsizing their own military manpower by continuing to fight a war they cannot win
3 - Ukraine will never join NATO
4 - Ukraine military capability currently is better than anything in Europe.
There are three possible outcomes
1 - Ukraine continues to fight a losing war, ending up with their defeat, and either it's complete annexation, or the installation of a puppet
2 - Ukraine gets other nations to involve themselves in this war, leading to a World War III
3 - Ukraine and Russia agree to a ceasefire, and peace negotiations. Ukraine accepts that the territory they have lost is not going to be returned. A buffer zone of sorts is created, similar to what we have between North and South Korea. Access to the Black Sea negotiated. This area will be maintained by European nations, with no American boots on the ground.
Which of these do Lumpers prefer, because this is a war that Ukraine cannot win.
Time to prepare for the next war.
