And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
History is what happens when you’re assuming other things
Here are some ratios EU (w/o US and Turkey) vs. Russia: population, 3.6:1; GDP, 4.60:1; active duty service men, 1.8:1. Add in the US and Turkey, and the ratios double.
Russia is not a threat to anyone, even Ukraine. But the EU all by itself is an existential threat to Russia, and if Russia did not have nuclear weapons, the EU all by itself could conquer and occupy Russia.
The hysteria evident in the article is a sign of just how feckless and cowardly the EU countries are. NATO is a liability to the US.
The point about the Ukraine is a good one, but then again, the Russians are occupying a large part of that country. It might also be a good idea to calculate toughness and will into the equation. I'm not sure how much toughness and will to win the western Euros have, or at least their governments have. They seem more than willing to commit suicide all on their own.
I'm covering my take on it on my blog tomorrow - but yes, it's very well written.
ReplyDeleteHere are some ratios EU (w/o US and Turkey) vs. Russia: population, 3.6:1; GDP, 4.60:1; active duty service men, 1.8:1. Add in the US and Turkey, and the ratios double.
ReplyDeleteRussia is not a threat to anyone, even Ukraine. But the EU all by itself is an existential threat to Russia, and if Russia did not have nuclear weapons, the EU all by itself could conquer and occupy Russia.
The hysteria evident in the article is a sign of just how feckless and cowardly the EU countries are. NATO is a liability to the US.
The point about the Ukraine is a good one, but then again, the Russians are occupying a large part of that country. It might also be a good idea to calculate toughness and will into the equation. I'm not sure how much toughness and will to win the western Euros have, or at least their governments have. They seem more than willing to commit suicide all on their own.
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