The “border” countries seem determined. Saw a report some time ago that all Polish kids are to be trained in small arms.

Non-border countries, determined or not, should be able to spare a few Euros.

And a vastly dispersed set of hundreds of magazines containing, say, half a dozen one-way anti tank drones, should have many or most survive initial bombardment. How many? Putin would be asking himself. Cheap at twice the price and, disposed in depth, might not cause the required paranoia on the Russian side.

I think that’s the case throughout western Europe and the UK. By contrast, most of the countries in eastern Europe and ex-republics of the former Soviet Union are serious about defending their independence and national sovereignty. They know what it means to lose it.

Germans had a reputation for being hard workers, but I’ve never lived anywhere with so many paid holidays. And since I lived in Bavaria, that included paid Catholic holidays. In addition to 4:00 PM coffee-and-cake, there was the 11:00 AM beer-and-cigarette break (beer = food), followed by a long continental lunch (and more beer).

P.S. In fairness, the NATO countries maintained very capable militaries during the Cold War. But that was 35 years ago or more.

“Trump says intel pause on Ukraine has been ‘just about’ lifted…”—
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-intel-pause-ukraine-just-about-lifted-tariffs-make-america-rich

Sure hope he sends in a donation—or tells his boss Musketeer to do so….

‘Stacey Abrams’ Linked Nonprofit Spent $1.9 Billion in Taxpayer Funds on Supposed Appliance Upgrades;
‘“These NGOs were created for the first time, many of them, just to get this money. And they’re pass-throughs.”’—
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/03/stacey-abrams-linked-nonprofit-spent-1-9-billion-in-taxpayer-funds-on-appliance-upgrades/

To be sure, one good grift deserves another…

“Report: $128 million in federal grants spent on gender ideology under Biden-Harris”—
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/report-128-million-federal-grants-spent-gender-ideology

And another…

“DOGE says $312M in loans were given to children during COVID pandemic”—
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-says-312m-loans-given-children-covid-pandemic

And…

(It’s endless!)

“Dr. Peter McCullough Links Bird Flu Outbreak To USDA Gain-Of-Function Experiment In Georgia”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/dr-peter-mccullough-links-bird-flu-outbreak-usda-gain-function-experiment-georgia

But, sure, blame Trump for the critical shortage of eggs…

+ Bonus (if anyone’s wonderin’)…

“When Corruption Is The Path”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/when-corruption-path

Indeed it is MOST impressive how devoted Europe is to DEMOCRACY….

https://instapundit.com/707261/

Over to you, Mistuh Merz….

File under: The horror! The horror!

I rest my case.

Partially true. He is the master of all.

Bow down. Just bow down.

You’ll feel better.

Promise.

Europe has a long ways to go to catch up in tech. They have been downright stagnant for at least a decade, and need to ditch the green. I don’t see that happening anytime soon. They have the advantage of following a trail blazed by the US, but there are a lot of missing pieces.

That said, at least they still fight with each other.