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

[TheWPCTraveler]

vivster said:

TheWPCTraveler said:

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?

I still don't get it. Am I missing some obvious plot here? Why would anyone go against Europe? I mean yeah, people can break off their relations but you're talking as if it's a sure thing that someone will start a war against Europe.

I was stating a hypothetical that may occur due to, say, a deterioration of the situation in the Ukraine. I apologize for the misunderstanding, but I didn't mean to insinuate what is bolded.

The reason I was outlining that scenario for a controlled break-up for the EU is because a power vacuum is left in the case that the United States pivots overtly to Russia and mishandles it such that relations with EU members are harmed greatly. In that case, what I said should suffice. It's not as if PIGS and Deutsche Bank aren't ticking time bombs anyway.

Besides, considering the election results in Austria and the normalization of anti-EU sentiment in Denmark and the Netherlands, I wouldn't be surprised if Brexit is followed up soon. May as well make the break-up painless, I guess.