French President Emmanuel Macron Calls for a 'European Army' to Defend Against China, Russia and the U.S.

[Joseph Tracy]

Truly interesting. Away from the news today but I have often wondered if this idea was even suggestible.
> On Nov 9, 2018, at 11:59 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> http://time.com/5446975/emmanuel-macron-european-army-russia-us/
> 
> French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for the formation of a “real
> European army” to protect the continent “with respect to China, Russia and
> even the United States of America.”
> 
> Agence France-Presse reports that while on a tour of World War I memorials
> Tuesday, Macron said: “We will not protect the Europeans unless we decide
> to have a true European army.”
> 
> Macron has advocated for the mobilization of a collective European force
> since his election last year. But those calls may be received with more
> urgency after President Trump announced last month that the U.S. would pull
> out of a Cold War era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. Trump has also
> displayed a tepid attitude in the past towards NATO’s mutual defense
> commitments.
> 
> “When I see President Trump announcing that he’s quitting a major
> disarmament treaty, who is the main victim? Europe and its security,”
> Macron said on a visit to Verdun, a French city that was the site of a
> major battle in 1916.
> 
> Europe needs to be prepared to “[defend] itself better alone, without just
> depending on the United States,” the French president added.
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