unhappycamper
So, RT is saying is that Europe itself was doing nothing to fend off the nazis as best as they could - the fact that UK was at its last leg in 1941, when US finally got its act together - when Pearl Harbor was attacked - and suddenly understood if Democracy in our form was to win - US had to get off their ass and start pulling their power around - as UK itself was on the brink of breaking under the onslaught from german submarines - and Luftwaffe who for two years had bombed and devastated the country as best as Luftwaffe could do it....
And RT should not say a word - as Stalin and Hitler had an diplomatic accord between them - and until Hitler broke the deal in the summer of 1941 - and attacked Soviet union - had been selling Hitler and Germany's war machine most of the strategical metals the country was in need for as the war progressed - and more and more of Europe was under the spell of the Nazis - if anything - the only reason Russia got on the "right side" was because of the manically war Hitler deiced to wage in european Russia between 1941-44 - where 20 million russians was killed - as a result of the war - who was devastating on all levels - and after ww2 - it should take a decade and a half before the european part of Russia again was rebuild - even as Stalin had half of Europe in his power - The eastern part of Europe - with millions and millions of people was subjected to his form of "rule" - and the cost of that project is still being paid form in the form of dirt poor countries, who in many cases still is reeling from the past - when it was part of the soviet empire.... even if they on paper was free and could choose what they want to do...
When it come to US "paying for Europe's security" - it is somewhat more complicated about it - than US is paying for it all - europe itself in its current form as national states pays some of the money needed to retain a defense - in many ways against Russia who many still see as a advisory - even if the cold war ended with the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 - most of Europe spend as much as they can at the moment....
But on the flip side - I guess US have as much to benefit for the fact they "defend Europe" against itself - as they have to benefit to leave the continent.... Many mean it should be best to leave Europe and use the resources in the US - But the fact is that US benefit greatly from military bases and a foothold in Europe too... I doubt they would have been willing to be here if US was not benefiting from it...
Diclotican
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