France to push for EU rapid reaction force

[TheEUArmy]

Im proud to be an EU citizen! Lets have an EU army, and i will serve...

[Finni100]

EUSSR

[Lordangers]

@Finni100 how original...

[glendelio]

@SamsSpaghetti Maybe now but at the beginning they didn't. The EU can be good for the US if they want to keep there position. I never said that the EU was bad for the US only that they didn't like the EU. The americans favorite is the NATO not the EU army. The US knows that the EU becomes a nation that they have to negotiate more with the EU. "something new for the americans" The US NWO can be the north american union instead the EU.

[BranIL28]

The chosen one will bring down the real new world order.

[infokemp]

EU current military manpower strength is 6 million men under arms 147 figates 4 carrier groups 8 thousand aircraft. 28 amphibious landing craft. 20 nuclear subs US Military strength is 2 million men 6 thousand aircraft 12 carriers 32 cruisers 80 frigates 70 nuclear subs 4 ambinphious landing craft So US & EU are on military equality with each other - to over take the EU needs more carriers & nuclear subs & better aircraft than the USA. US & EU stand against Binladens & China

[glendelio]

@infokemp It's not completely right the EU has 6 in the future 7 aircraft carriers. The exact military strenght is 5.1 million soldiers. The US 2.2 million soldiers. It's because some EU armies has military police or civil protection this doesn't count. The EU has many non nuclear submarines and there very good the swedish gotland destroyed the best US aircraft carrier in a practice. (nuclear) subs arent necessary what the EU really need are (40) long range bombers. because we dont have that.

[kidri0t]

@infokemp Europe could arm its self faster than another block and most likely the best of all equipment.

[infokemp]

@kidri0t excellent comment

all the best

David

[taffy402]

All this co-operation is all very well, but if we the British have to go to war against another country outside the EU, but that country is friendly with other EU states what happens then ? I am thinking of the Falklands which are British and Argentina who are friendly with several EU states. There are other spots in the world where there could be a conflict of interests too .

We should keep our own defenses and foreign policies out of the EU and Brussels

[BritishSnail]

In all fairness I will just point out that the following are concerns of the EU and are of no concern to our acting cabinet who continue to increase the suffering:

1) Child poverty

2) One third of the sick and disabled live below the poverty line

26% of children in the East of England (incls housing costs) live in households below average income (HBAI) i.e. they are living in poverty.

[longsweep1]

If all the military forces in Europe would united their forces we could give a hard knock-out punch as a massive military power.I think it's good for us.

[rock3tcat]

twEaUt

[glendelio]

nato is not good US have a lot of enemies russia, china, noord korea, middel east, cuba ...... when thay start a war europe will b involved to

american enemies or not the european enemy

[glendelio]

i agree to when europe become one country wi will have the largest economie, army and on 3 place with population that is something the united states dont want

[EUofficial]

EUFOR than N.A.T.O.

The European Union should not be the puppet of the United States of america !!!

Hail Europe & Long Live EU !!

[SGTGerman]

@EUofficial

Are u 4 real?

The EU is a corrupt dictatorship. I fight 4 MY country and MY country only. I am a proud BRIT and want BRITISH independence governed by BRITISH LAW.

Besides, a EU Aremy would be disastrous. We'd probably loose more of our historic regiments and loose ties with the Yanks - which would be bad not 4 a military but our economy as well.

[krallko]

USA want to fuck EU.. They will do everything they can to stop EU from becoming a Superpower.

[EUofficial]

I'm agree with you...

[futuramark]

stop feeding africa..start feeding european so we make more babies..instead of feeding other people's babies so they make 12 babies and replace us..stop the aid..and feed your own ppl europe

[gazn1]

EU will become the worlds greatest superpower ever known to mankind. thats if it will become a super tho.

[ENDWARconcepts]

Get rid of NATO and have a European force.

count me in

[MrOutofthis]

@ENDWARconcepts ,and do you really think europe could stand up to a big power like russia or china ?.who really,i mean really stood up against the nazis in europe ?only poland and great britain.

[ENDWARconcepts]

@MrOutofthis Finland has beaten russia single headed in the past. in fact just saying that a country that is more powerful on paper will win is not always the case.

Plus the other world powers have never faced Europe as a whole just one or two at anyone time.

[truthisthemostdeadly]

Marxist army lead by Marxists. Europeans need to get thier heads out of ass's and see what europe is becoming. fk the Marxist EU, stick to nationalism.

[kartman13]

Sounds more like armed social workers.

[Gewyne]

A freindly arm around the shoulders can sometimes do more than a jackboot on the neck :-)

The EU missions are definately more Military/social work - large judiciaries (lawyers, judges, police) but backed up by armed forces.

It seems to work well, and certainly seems to be the future for countries struggling with internal tensions such as Kosovo (EUlex) and Chad as well for example the heavy judicial presence in Palestine/West Bank.

The EU is in 23 such operations world wide.

[AntiquityCentury21]

Oooooh I'm sure the Islamic World is shaking in their boots...

[Arbitrary242]

Long live the EU.

[mattlerat]

Go Europe !!!!

[MightyFrenchWarbeast]

France's Military is as stong as it was dering World war 2. There cerege can be trased back for thousands of years. France had been around longer then the us for Americas established 200 years ago France was established dering the middle ageses.

[bubandlisa]

o.k......is that why the Germans kicked your asses and owned you,...because your military is /was so good?

[Ben1728]

It was strong, but germany had probably the most powerfull army in the world at the beginning of WW2 - and more than twice of the french population.

And we came through the back door ;)

[MightyFrenchWarbeast]

and Im not talking about France the Contree Im talking about the French Military. they evcauwuwated. but the French Military as a strong military today they atack they fight there involbed in battles and wars around the world . pleses exucsese my spelling I know it sucks but I hadednt leredned to spell all that good but France if you look at its History they have a brave Histoory and so doeses Germany and France concered Germany in 1945 and the 1800s

[MightyFrenchWarbeast]

You should resurch the outher side you might find a sapriseing anser. this isi'int about France's past. thoe theres a good dabate between wther or not France serendered or not. but Armys change over time and your liveing in the 20th centerey. and Most of the French Armed forces simpley cared on the fight after June the 22 1940 but Most of France was taken over. cerecition most of France had gotten its asseses , but most of the French Military withdroo to the French Colineses

[MightyFrenchWarbeast]

compared to France how had only been partly concered by Germany and not fully concered due to the fact that 50% fell in to Free French hands dering the same time pered the rist of the conliese were under controol,of the Vichy reigme which was a papit Goverment unnder Germany while the Free French Republic was a free Goverment for France known by many as France's Goverment in exile.

[theshadowbehindme]

lol its becaus the germany army was really good they fought russia, Uk and the usa at the same time

[bubandlisa]

ViraVing..... wow,....what a comeback,.....did you think of that one on your own?....does your pes brain hurt now?....fuckin euphile

[bubandlisa]

HA HA that stupid euro flag patch makes for a nice TARGET.....lol. I HATE THE eu!

[ViriathusVingathor]

I guess if ever UK ttries to target it will be already so bankrupted,its bombs won´t even fly.

[SocietasEuropa]

hahahaahahahahahahahahahahahah­ahahaha

[Independence4Britain]

It represents what it looks like, ie. that those who support it were smashed over the head with a brick and thus has a serious case of brain damage. What else would a ring of stars represent?

[MrOutofthis]

@Independence4Britain ,it represents the council of rome,ie fascism,and one world government.our raf pilots in the battle of britain must be turning in the graves.stuff the eu.

[wjf0ne]

Arstonduorp,look again, the Sudan is there. Would the EDF be more to do with the desire for a communal defence budget, with more civil servants than troops. Would it be to do with, if they can't soft power them with money and diplomats, they need some poor fools to die for their communist ideals. They want a a military erasmus where you stand for the 'ode,' and salute the rag, and if you don't go to the college you don't make it past Captain and be allowed to die for the glory of Europa.

[Bombur86]

Europe needs an army that fights for european and not american interests.

[big1boto]

Europe needs to remember that they are made up of souvreign states and not "Eurasia" unless your all huge fans of 1984

[newmanwuk]

If one looks at the EU Nato forces deployed in Afganistan, which countries are sharing most of the burdon? Its Britain and some east europeon countries who are on the front line taking the brunt. Where are the French and German forces.....? Their Politicians (Sarkozy and Merkel) are too scared to let them fight. Yet its the very same politicians who support an eu army. If they cant be relied upon in Nato, how can they be relied upon an EU army.

Rule Britannia

[wjf0ne]

I didn't see any of the military helicopters and pilots they had to hire from Russia in the video.

Sarkozy was off rattling a blunt sabre at Russia over Georgia and renting their equipment at the same time. What is a DEFENCE force doing in Chad, an ex French colony anyway, where they threatening to invade Europe.

[ArtsonDuorp]

Search a world map and you will understand what's wrong over the Chad ...

[wjf0ne]

CIA World Fact Book gives the location, not where I would want to put a country, but lets look a bit further into what they say. Petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt. Oh look they have oil and magic metal to run nuclear power plants. Now we understand why the French are so keen to help. We also know why they want everyone else to help too, but that is a flag of an other colour. You just can't see it against this background.

[ArtsonDuorp]

They've wrote nothing about some countries like "Darfur" or "Sudan" ? Oh..

[DanofBritain]

the french - surrender monkeys.

you deserved to have your fucking land taken by crouts, you did fuck all to defend it. A bit of pressure and you bent over and took it up the arse.

God Save the Queen.

[Music4Potheadz]

it's spelled krauts, you moron... and the french lost a massive amount of men...

the main reason britain didn't get rolled over like the rest was the channel... the water saved you, and if it wasn't for the US britain would've falled too...

[MightyFrenchWarbeast]

Your not a verry forging persition .

[MayorVaughn]

"EU Rapid Reaction Force"? That'll just be Britain then...

[SlaveStorm]

The fascist empire is growing larger every year. Soon the Fascist UN Killers and rapers of babies will be all powerful and will be killing you and raping your babies.