Trump committed to cutting ties with Europe, apparently, in favour of Russia...

[TheWPCTraveler]

vivster said:

TheWPCTraveler said:

Let's see. I can go to war with Russia, allied with effectively the entirety of the European Union; or I can ally with Russia, and do absolutely nothing because what is there to do?

By the way, I'm pretty sure Rol speaks German, looks German, and acts German. Therefore, he should be considered German. I mean, just because he lives in Ostrich Österreich doesn't mean that he isn't an ethnic German.

I hope people start calling Austria "Ostrich"

The only way Australia is German is if that little quarrel in the 40s ended a bit differently. As a German I insist on that distinction and I'm pretty sure Rol agrees on that.

I still don't get your point about Russia and EU though.

I'm looking at the compositions of the militaries of NATO, and I've already discerned something potentially dangerous. Take out the USA and Turkey, and you suddenly find a third of your army coming from PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain), who aren't exactly exactly famed for the health of their economies. I took out the USA for obvious reasons, and Turkey because the coup attempt pissed them off.

With that considered, I'd rather ally myself with Russia while aiming for a controlled break-up of the European Union. For starters, push the Netherlands and Denmark out. Gently, but firmly. It's better than having to go to war, at least.

(Slowly prying Russia away from China would be a really nice bonus, too, for that matter. Like it or not, Outer Manchuria is still prime lebensraum for the Chinese.)

By the way, how does Greece have a larger air force than Germany? The navy part I can understand, because the Hellenic mercantile fleet is huge, but the air force? Doesn't Airbus partially manufacture in Germany as well?