Haha. I said the UK has been heavily involved in wars. Bombing and sending in troops or SAS elite troops from a professional full time army and Air Force is being heavily involved by most people’s standards.
I am not white washing German history. Germany is peaceful country for several reasons. The allies did the opposite to the Versailles treaty. Instead of forcing Germany to pay massive damages, they gave them the Marshall Plan ( as with the U.K. ) and tried to get Germany back on it’s feet. Including in the from the UK occupied region. E.g. the U.K. started the Hanover Industrie Fair in 1948.
They took their toys off them and sunk their fleet of warships. The USA ( and the Russians ) took the leading scientists such as Von Braun, and also some ex Gestapo or SS members. Work that out.
The French and Germans were behind the start of trading treaties in coal and steel, the things you need to go to war. By sharing the trade you are both in control. That evolved into the EU, the end of internal borders through Schengen and the ability to live, trade and work throughout Europe. There is no intention to create a situation where a war breaks out. A fantastic achievement.
One reason Germany had a written constitution given to it to prevent going to war in effect, was to make sure there were enough hurdles in it to prevent future wars.
The reason why there were hundreds of thousands of troops in Germany at times during the post war period, was not to stop Germany building up an army, as that was stopped by the constitution and it didn’t have an army capable of war or atom bombs, was to stop the spread of communism. Germany was used as the front line to keep people like yourself safe from communism.
The EU is a great project to keep Europe together in the face of a changing world. You should’nt knock it.
I am not white washing German history. Germany is peaceful country for several reasons. The allies did the opposite to the Versailles treaty. Instead of forcing Germany to pay massive damages, they gave them the Marshall Plan ( as with the U.K. ) and tried to get Germany back on it’s feet. Including in the from the UK occupied region. E.g. the U.K. started the Hanover Industrie Fair in 1948.
They took their toys off them and sunk their fleet of warships. The USA ( and the Russians ) took the leading scientists such as Von Braun, and also some ex Gestapo or SS members. Work that out.
The French and Germans were behind the start of trading treaties in coal and steel, the things you need to go to war. By sharing the trade you are both in control. That evolved into the EU, the end of internal borders through Schengen and the ability to live, trade and work throughout Europe. There is no intention to create a situation where a war breaks out. A fantastic achievement.
One reason Germany had a written constitution given to it to prevent going to war in effect, was to make sure there were enough hurdles in it to prevent future wars.
The reason why there were hundreds of thousands of troops in Germany at times during the post war period, was not to stop Germany building up an army, as that was stopped by the constitution and it didn’t have an army capable of war or atom bombs, was to stop the spread of communism. Germany was used as the front line to keep people like yourself safe from communism.
The EU is a great project to keep Europe together in the face of a changing world. You should’nt knock it.