Europeans are not spending their money for dumb military projects.

They sure as hell aren't! They don't seem to be spending it on non-dumb
projects either.

Touche.

A while ago there was a thread here, decrying the fact that the U.S.
was spending half the world's military budget. I was dismayed by this
news. Who exactly was spending the other half?

It would be great news if the Europeans (including Britain on the west
and "new Europe" on the east) could pony up a miitary budget
approaching that of the United States on a GNP basis. Then Europe
could be responsible for its own defense, instead of relying on the
U.S., and perhaps to handle brush fires in such threatening spots as
the former Yugoslavia.

We would even be delighted to hand over the Middle East as a European
responsibility, if we could be reassured that its first action
wouldn't be to start a new Holocaust in Israel.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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