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I created this thread at the idea of wijsje:
What do you think of a unified European Armyformed up from the armies of the EU members?? reallistic or sci-fi???something good or bad etc.???

What would be the point? To protect the European border with full force from all countries in case of an attack? It sounds good, but I doubt it'll happen, don't think many governments will want to commit their people to something like that. At the least it'd get slaughtered after the next election..



As for the English being behind the US, I think that's going to change after the next few elections. The people are already getting quite pissed off..

As already said here, it is hard to make a unified European army. But if all governments want to cooperate with it, I think it has to be possible.

As for the purpose of it: look stronger and more unified as union, for the people outside Europe. And in times of war, Europe will be possible to counter possible attacks more effectively.
Many conflicts within the borders of Europe can be countered much faster too. For example: WW2. If there would have been a European army, the conflict would have been solved much faster, because then we could have stopped Germany as one, and not as some separated states.

A european army at the time of world war 2 is compltely fantastical in nature, really out of the sci fi. Also i dont know wich enemy could threaten Europe at this time...

I don't know the European Union constitution exactly, but I am pretty sure it contains a chapter about defense against threatening other countries. Afaik they also cooperate in weapon research (does "Eurofighter" ring a bell?) and elite teams.
Btw. one reason why some of the european countries help to invade Irac was, because his long range missiles could have reached us (if there were actually one to be found ^-^).

europeans i think we are peacefull,
americans like the war, as new history saws to us

Well actually that was not the reason they invaded Iraq but if you like to think that but if you think so... Yes the eorofighter is a good example but its still not something like a real army...

topolab wrote:europeans i think we are peacefull,
americans like the war, as new history saws to us

Do not make generalizations about one nationality.

Thats like saying Germany hates jews, as history shows us....
or
All of Afganistan are terrorists...

pure bs

The decsions of the leaders of the government of the certain country does not represent the view of all its citizens.

In germany many germans helped the jewish population out during Hitlers reign, and in afganistan, many if its citizens gave useful tips and helped the allied forces topple the Taliban regeim.

And in America, millions protested the war that the US forces were involved in and the descions that were being made by our government leader.

as I said before Do not make generalizations about one nationality.


As for the united euro army, im sure they already have one as de kus said.

also i found this , might shed some light on things

The European Union (EU) is an intergovernmental and supranational union of 25 democratic member states. The European Union was established under that name in 1992 by the Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty). However, many aspects of the Union existed before that date through a series of predecessor relationships, dating back to 1951.[1]

The Union currently has a common single market consisting of a customs union, a single currency managed by the European Central Bank (so far adopted by 12 of the 25 member states), a Common Agricultural Policy, a common trade policy, and a Common Fisheries Policy.[2] A Common Foreign and Security Policy was also established as the second of the three pillars of the European Union.

for more info go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union