Amen, Ron-
It's complete idiocy for these ostriches not to get their heads out of their butts.

The Italians, who don't have the greatest in military reputations this past century, are WITH us. The French? Cowards. The Germans have the training, and equipment, but no motivation. They'd better get some; but maybe they're afraid because their country is so FULL of Pakistanis, Afghanis,
and the like. They've set themselves up for terrorism. (sound familiar, USA???)

Funny, -though the French have had few terrorist attacks within their borders, they're scared to death. Germany and Italy had the Baader-Meinhof Gang, The Red Cells, The Red Army Faction, kidnappings and murders of inductrialists, bankers, politicians, and kidnap and attempted murder of OUR people.

They seem to have forgotten that when they signed up in NATO,they agreed to participate for the common defense, and if necessary, the common offensive action.

It pisses me off that my first active duty tour in Germany was partly spent in an APC with an air defense system to protect those people. NO gratitude.

Gutless bastards.

Grumpy