Europe quietly growing some fucking balls but it's still too much of a pussy to send combat troops to defend Ukraine
Is what the headline should say.
- You go. I don't want.
  
  I'm too morbidly obese to be useful.
- It doesn't even need to be combat troops, for each combat troop there are about 3-4 handling everything else, like supplies, maintenance, instructors etc. We could send troops to help with those personnel demanding tasks, without being in actual combat.
  I absolutely agree that Europe needs to wake up, and take the consequence of Russia starting an unprovoked war against a European democracy.
  Give Ukraine EVERYTHING they need ASAP, and help with back-end personnel.
  Europe has a 10 times bigger economy than Russia, but Russia still manage to outspend Europe on military. Europe only needs to spend about 3-3.5% to catch up, and we are not (politically) able to do even that?
  
  Europe has a 10 times bigger economy than Russia, but Russia still manage to outspend Europe on military.
  In GDP terms the EU has a 10 times larger economy, but in GDP adjusted for purchasing power it is only 4 times larger. In absolute terms EU military spending is higher then that of Russia, but it is about the same, when adjusting for purchasing power.
  
  Europe only needs to spend about 3-3.5% to catch up, and we are not (politically) able to do even that?
  Because usually extra spending comes from the healthcare and pensions of the population who are already having problems after the inflation what doesn´t get much votes and probably pushes more people to the far right who rather invite Putin in.
- Everyone seems to be forgetting that France has already offered/threatened to send troops to Ukraine but got shut down by the US (and other NATO countries). Never underestimate the ability of a French leader to go full Napoleon if the opportunity presents itself.

Not so quiet now, is it?

The fact that this is the kind of shit that the UN security counsel is supposed to exist for, but is actually less useful than a prostitute without a vagina.
- Yes; that is what their role is. Unfortunately, Russia inherited the USSR’s former permanent seat when the Soviet Union collapsed - and are basically veto’ing any such action.
  One can only hope that we learn from history, the next time a member state collapses (whether it be the US, Russian Federation or anyone else).
  
  The problem is with the veto power.

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