EU army to be formed, in Show of Post Brexit unity

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(11-16-2017, 10:04 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: They were the reason we had WWII, but not the reason for WWI. The background for that war is much more complicated than we tend to believe because our side won and we like black and white.

Aside from that, what you describe is what happens with every strong nation in the old world throughout history. Germany is no different than many others in that regard, of course in the modern era it's mostly just paranoia of it happening and not an understanding of reality. Besides, there are enough Nazis in Poland these days without Germany invading.

I respectfully disagree. While there are many factors that we list of the causes of the war, and we cannot blame decades of factors on Germany... ultimately they wanted the war and gave Austria support to declare war on Serbia, knowing full well that such a trivial thing would lead to war with Russia and France. 


That said, the suggestion that WWI and WWII means we should fear Germany and trust Russia as they engage in military action in sovereign states is ridiculous.