Re:Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to ...
by JacoboJacobi on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:32PM
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Wouldn't it be simpler to surround the enemy in Ramstein?
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Re:Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to ...
by squirtle24 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:59PM
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If the enemy already has a base inside your country, you're at a severe disadvantage... it's like realizing you've been cannon rushed in starcraft
Re:Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to ...
by mepian on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:27PM
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A base becomes useless pretty quickly if it can't be resupplied, I suspect there is enough hostile AA around it to ensure that.
Re:Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to ...
by general1465 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @02:38AM
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Unless the base is completely dependent on host country to supply electricity water and gas + it is inland so it is not possible to supply it in any other way than through air, which can be easily intercepted.
Re:Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to ...
by threecheese on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:11PM
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For a moment I agreed: Yes, a flamethrower-wielding Till Lindemann with a bare vulva backdrop would scare the shit out of those troops.
Re:Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to ...
by nicbou on Thursday January 15, 2026 @05:15PM
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The fact that the Lindemann doctrine is back on the table speaks volumes about the state of affairs.
Re:Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to ...
by 47282847 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:28PM
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I can see how it all becomes deliberately muddied these days but there still is a fundamental difference between defense vs. hostile action. And it’s not necessary for defense to see anyone else as “enemy” either. Bees and other animals invade “my” territory and I may want them out and will extract them, but they are still not enemies.