Britain has a bigger defence budget than France but we don't spend it wisely. We have too many pen pushers at the MOD and not even men, ships and planes.
you spend it to fund your adventure in Iraq and Afghanistan for almost a decade
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Britain has a bigger defence budget than France but we don't spend it wisely. We have too many pen pushers at the MOD and not even men, ships and planes.
France because they are pretty less dependent on US when it comes to military deployment, defence manufacturing, military planning. It is like saying germans have pretty strong manufacturer base but they lack strategic power compared to French and Brtishers. While Britain gives close competition on strategic reach but it falters from track when it comes to defence manufacturing on its own. And it follows most of US direction but also helps in finding way with US, so US effectivelly dwarfs it. So my choice would be France. Thank you.I didn't list all E.U nations for obvious reasons. Just pick from the list and discuss why you voted for a particular country.
Capable of not funding their military. No funding equals no capability.Never forget what germany is capable of![]()
It's not funding. They still have restrictions on their military. If they were given a free hand, they could become the superpower within a few decades.Capable of not funding their military. No funding equals no capability.
Military personnel get overpaid in Europe. That is why a high budget in Europe doesn't mean a better army if you compare it to Turkey for example.Britain has a bigger defence budget than France but we don't spend it wisely. We have too many pen pushers at the MOD and not even men, ships and planes.
Not true. They are well behind on just funding to NATO expected levels. The US has put pressure on them for years to increase funding to no avail. NATO target is 2% GDP, Germany is typically 1.2%, or about 60% of expected NATO spend. The problems are not treaty-related, they are with the German people's willingness to spend on defense.It's not funding. They still have restrictions on their military. If they were given a free hand, they could become the superpower within a few decades.