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Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, recently got the all-clear for a massive increase in investment after parliament voted to exempt defence spending from strict rules on debt.

The country's top general has told the BBC the cash boost is urgently needed because he believes Russian aggression won't stop at Ukraine.

"We are threatened by Russia. We are threatened by Putin. We have to do whatever is needed to deter that," Gen Carsten Breuer says. He warns that Nato should be braced for a possible attack in as little as four years.

"It's not about how much time I need, it's much more about how much time Putin gives us to be prepared," the defence chief says bluntly. "And the sooner we are prepared the better."

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 2 days ago (34 children)

It feels a bit weird being on the German side for once, also their track record of succeeding isn't that great, but I love our neighbors and I fully support them.

I'm just, sad the world is falling into another world war while we also just could be more kind and forgiving towards each other. It would save a lot of lives and leads of pain and agony.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (6 children)

None of this would have been necessary if it wasn’t for republicans.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Not just republicans. Democrats in the US are right wing too. The entire country is fucked up, the reps just speed up the process exponentially. But don't forget the most immigrants who have been thrown out was during Obama and Biden. Biden supported Israel too, with loads of weapons.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I call them the Republicrats and get attacked as being a centrist. That is the perversion of this situation is that I don't think either part of our one party system give two shits about me. The only thing about the democrat faction is they are not trying to put people in real cages. Just trap them in wage slavery.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right... As if incarceration didn't increase during dems terms. As if there weren't crimes against humanity in prisons and detention centers thanks to dems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its been increasing no matter who has been in office as long as I have been alive. Its never gone down. So your point to me is meaningless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It actually went down during Trumps first term. That fucking idiot even failed in the thing he wanted most.

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