Why we should be skeptical of Germany and their role going forward

[hollodero]

(07-11-2017, 10:15 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: 1. Nothing moves forward in the EU without the German blessing.   This has been well documented.    

Nothing moves forward if only Germany wants it to move forward either. GErmany does not rule the EU, no matter what someone in the US reading right-wing outlets believes.

(07-11-2017, 10:15 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: 2. Trump suppprts article 5.  

And Trump slams Germany for spending too little on defense. He even handed Merkel a bill with interest because of their alleged underspending.
So what are we supposed to do, wait for Trump to withdraw his support because Merkel or Macron or whoever was snarky to him? No way. The way you see it points to Europe and its faith being dependent on the US leader's mood, like a colony. Sorry if we at some point don't want to be committed to the US any longer, dependent on their foreign policy. Screw that.

(07-11-2017, 10:15 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: 3. Individual countries should control their armies.  They should be answering to their country not the Germans  in the EU.

They don't respond to the Germans. You keep having no idea how the EU works.
Btw. how France or Spain or whoever handles their military and defense really is none of your concern. We do not need US permission to move forward with our defense plans in our confederation of states.

(07-11-2017, 10:15 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: 4. I am very cozy with European nations.   I just feel that they should control their own borders, make their own laws, and control their own armies.

We do control our own borders, albeit too individually right now. Italy and Greece could do it far more effectively if there were some European forces helping out on that.
That a small continent with many nations in complete independence from each other is not a sustainable path for the future seems obvious. Maybe not to you. But what would you say if Europeans would demand the United States to split up and take care of their own military individually now.

(07-11-2017, 10:15 AM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Germany has taken the EU and made a modern day Soviet Union.

That is absurd. Plainly absurd. On all levels.