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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
I wonder if we are actually more dependant on the US than ever before...just as well Russia has to take in the economical considerations as well.
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I'd say definitely.
It's the age old balance between
guns and butter, and as it stands, if we want to continue to enjoy our current level of living then we cannot afford to increase military spending by the levels needed for an independent European nation to become non-reliant on the US for military support.