Europe Cannot And Never Will Be Able To Compete With The United States
Steve McCann – President Trump’s confrontation with Europe’s leaders over Ukraine, NATO funding, and Greenland’s sovereignty has triggered many in Europe to openly insinuate that the United States is no longer a reliable ally and is, in fact, an adversary. This tantrum-like reaction to an American president putting his country’s interests first has prompted European leaders to claim that Europe can compete with the U.S. on the world stage and defend itself without American assistance.
But can Europe compete with and take over the role of the United States in NATO? The reality is that Europe stands no chance against the U.S. and never will. Europe also lacks the manufacturing and labor base to produce weapons to defend itself against any major aggressor. Continue reading
John Waters & Ross Calvin – You know about the annual meeting in Davos, where anonymous shareholders and genderless bureaucrats mingle at private chalets. Like knowledge deities, they take a bird’s eye view of the global situation and ponder how to extract more riches for a privileged few.
amuse – The word totalitarian usually evokes images of barbed wire, secret police, and a single party marching in lockstep. By that standard, the European Union looks harmless. No one is deported to a camp for criticizing Brussels.
Greg Hunter – About two months ago, legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst