Originally Posted by
jabir
Now that we've left, under peacetime conditions not what Macron has turned it into, France would be the natural protector of Europe. Question is, which Macron clearly hasn't considered, against whom? Not Russia, which could spit it out for lunch, and certainly not China, so who will the glorious Euro-warriors be defending the continent from? Once you answer that, nobody, and agree it's pointless having a fully fledged military apparatus costing hundreds of billions stuck in barracks scratching their butts, the next question becomes easier: in any order, which weak and vulnerable 3W states are they going to bully?