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Originally Posted by The Lying Dutchman
grand army of europe? we cant even agree on going to war, managing an army with 20 languages will be the 22th century perhaps. |
That's because no war has come along that was unanimously declared necessary. Afghanistan wasn't and Iraq wasn't. That's the end of story. Due to WW1 and WW2, there are also a couple of constitutions that prohibit an offensive war, so that's another reason.
You'r right in pointing out that Europe has very limited offensive capabilities for this reason (as I deem all offensive wars unnecessary, and I'm sure you will find a couple of European governments that share this view) - but when it comes to a defensive war, it shouldn't be a problem to get the Union together. And as pointed out, it's a hell of a hard nut to crack logistically, but if pulled off the European army probably really is right up there with the US army.