They can't afford it; they spend all their money on firefighters.
Re: Why can't Europe defend itself?
They can't afford it; they spend all their money on firefighters.
Re: Why can't Europe defend itself?
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
Andres is our Lord and Master and could strike us down with thunderbolts or beer cans at any time. ~Askthepizzaguy
Ja mata, TosaInu
Re: Why can't Europe defend itself?
Nice quip Sasaki-san.
My answer would be that Europe chooses to defend themselves with a network of alliances and economic ties along with a good deal of "jaw-jaw."
Since, aside from the Balkans in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, there hasn't been a lot of harm done to the Europeans, it is pretty hard to say they've got it wrong.
Should NATO be disbanded there would need to be a shift in the approach, but right now it works well.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
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