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Originally posted by damił
Those who can, explain this: Why is that? What possible impact can this have?
Germany is one of the european nations together with France and Belgium who want to build a true European defense force that works seperatly from the US and the NATO alliance - if anything this "change" was long overdue, not only for the US but also for the EU.
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What impact will this have? Ever go to a vacation area? Every year there is a huge spike in income for a certain period of time when people come for their vacation.
I believe the largest number of soldiers stationed during peacetime, overseas, is in Germany.
I'm trying to remember the name of the town, but it's described in the book Fast Food Nation. Basically the US Army decided "Hey, lets put NORAD in that mountain over there." and now there's a town of 200,000 people.
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One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"
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