Yeah being part of NATO is huge for guaranteeing safety. In the US this has caused some resentments towards europe though. A huge number of people are upset with european nations failing to meet NATO obligations because US tax payers feel like they're picking up the slack. Although the UK is one of the few countries that meets NATO obligations so that criticism is mainly aimed at the rest of NATO. What the UK does have is great special forces.
Tbh i dont think most americans would care about this if europeans werent so rude to us online and to the few of us that make it over there for a visit lol
Not just UK SF though, most of the UK military are solid, hard working, good soldiers, similar to the US. UK SF are elite no doubt & maybe their single biggest asset besides tech & troop numbers alone. But don’t count out their military & civilian population as well. The UK ppl are hard as nails, again similar to the US, prob bc most of us came from the UK in the first place generations ago. Despite the budget cuts in the UK military, as an American, I have no doubt in the UK military, underestimate them & see what happens. I think of Sun Tzu “appear weak when you are strong & strong when you are weak”
The British people are still have an imperial mindset and are in denial. They had better come to terms with the new reality they face. British politicians and especially pro-British news media (which is all of the media) never admit the truth about the real state of the country. You need only to take a close look at the nations economic performance and its huge domestic responsibilities as a welfare state to see that the numbers don't add up. The US and Britain have always stood side by side and confronted threats together. They are our closest partner and they keep the US from facing down threats alone. They have a well deserved reputation for meeting challenges on the battlefield. We need a well prepared and strong ally in Britain and not one that refuses to admit and address its weaknesses. Britain is still one of the more strategically important nations in the world.
Image the British in the 18th century watching this. The British once had the strongest navy in the world and was very much a true naval power. However, when empires fell the ships weren’t needed for defending some far off land in Malaysia, New Zealand, Guyana, Ghana, or Kuwait. Not to mention that after world war 2 the Brits were more focused on ground wars then naval ones and after the “handed off” world power status to the United States they’ve greatly reduced their capabilities and have lost the touch of their glory days. As an American hopefully y’all can get your military in top shape. ❤
Not sure where you're getting any solid numbers on that vlad... yes, we help our friends and allies.because we like peace and prosperity and democracy and freedom.. We understand your frustration though, being a commie troll has got to be a hard life.
Let’s be honest here, if America were to back out of NATO it would, for all intents and purposes, be useless. America provides 25% of its budget and provides 40% of its fighting power. As an American whether we like it or not we aren’t just NATO’s #1 we are NATO. Honestly that kinda pisses me off because that means anytime NATO is called on for something that means the US is picking up the tab(mostly). And yet a lot of the other NATO nations like to moan and groan about the US in virtually every aspect. I’m like: get off your own asses and do something about it instead of relying on us.😂
We need them too, we underestimate the value of their political support at crucial times. The brits are often more skilled at international diplomacy than we are!
Ukraine doesn’t mind “end of life” munitions, Dave. Certainly not those well maintained. The U.S. just sent them some ATACMs which are nearly 30 years old. What did the Ukrainians promptly do? Wipe out a bunch of KA-52 attack helicopters at an airfield in a Russian occupied part of Ukraine.
@@StekTM1if your destroying enemy infrastructure, equipment or killing their soldiers & not getting wounded or dying while doing it? Your headed in the right direction
@@scotthill1600 the united states categorically said they weren't sending atacms and then they showed up in battle in a 'surprise' attack, they destroyed 2 helicopters and damaged 7. now the russians have all the info. to correct their defense and 5 of 7 missiles to inspect. nato has already lost the war in ukraine, it's all over but the crying. ukraine is now the 51st state of the usa as everything is being paid for by americans - gov't salaries, small business hand-outs - ukraine is 100% funded by the us. enjoy the most corrupt country in europe as your new state.
Europe has too long depended on the US to protect them. Few NATO nations spend the required 3 percent of their GDP to military spending as part of NATO.
This is why I think Trump was talking about pulling out of defense agreements across the globe. I don't think he was serious about it but I think it was about telling our allies to get their shit together and become more self-reliant instead of overburdening the US in case of conflict.
He said that because he wanted other Countries to pay the U.S. for security. Nato countries rely on the American military which allows them to spend on things like Healthcare. He was right
@@pedrogudino1133 what? No we get taken advantage of and you paint this narrative when Americans demand other countries to pull their weight. Thats extortion? gtfoh..
We had a guy not too long ago that did a bunch of work in that direction.. Can't seem to remember his name... I do remember that the media and the opposing party gave him an extremely hard time about it... I just can't seem to be able to put my finger on a name....
As an American who actually understands politics, there’s no way we take a back seat to any conflict. We have too much interest in keeping a hold on Europe and particularly in the pacific.
@@cosmicthespider7974 we did have a guy who was telling other countries they had to start paying their fair share for their military and defense... And I think the fact that the UK has said they only have enough ammo for a few days combat tells you that some countries rely way too much on us.
@@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace yeah I read your first comment. I don’t understand why you felt the need to retell it to me. I was making the point for the people that says we need to stay out of it. We never will.
The UK doesn't need a bunch of ground soldiers and tanks/ships they have America for that. The UK is more focused on intelligence, missiles, drones, and anti air defense systems probably.
Your cyber security actually is one of the best, just responding to that comment. As a sidenote, we know Britain won't be fighting alone, we all know the country that will be there with you
Bible talks about the Battle of Gog and Magog. (Russia and Ukraine). Nostradamus talks about the great soaring eagle, the sleeping bear, the great flying dragon being a part of end times. Book of revelation talks about a 7 headed beast,(NATO). Seems we are headed for some tribulation
They know that. That's why they've let themself get weak. They know we will not abandon them but right now the message needs to be that the USA is not God, and we do not have unlimited resources to send out in the event of an outbreak of war. " No worries" is exactly the problem... you don't see over-reliance on the US as a problem...
19:57 Germany, Spain and Portugal are no match for France. France IS the most powerful military in Europe atm. C.f., the other reaction video you did about France's WW3 plan.
I begin to question the wisdom of an expanded NATO more members means more possibilities to touch off a conflict, and of course we have an obligation to support all Nato members in case of Attack, then we have Turkey, a member which doesn’t really see itself as having anything in common with the west, they are friendly with Russia, openly support the Palestinian side in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, criticizes us for supporting Israel, and supporting the Kurds, who ironically should bring about the same sympathy as the Palestinians
US uses Turkey to store nukes only tbh. Turkey plays both sides, I’ve been saying for years Turkey should be kicked out of NATO but I can see why they’re still in too. Turkey didn’t want US to sanction Russia and were on the verge of sending Russia ammunition but decided not too. It’s crazy what they have going on there government is so bipolar.
Wars speeds up technological progression as it becomes a necessity with its motivation being survival and desperation. What usually happens when human kind is pushed against the corner, its only way out is up.
Russia has shown that they're not currently a force to be feared, and China has no intention or incentive to attack the UK. The UK will be supporting the US during WW3, not the other way around. Personally, I don't see WW3 happening during my lifetime anyway though.
OB Daz, I'm afraid that during World War III, France will not say: "We surrender!" 🤷🏻♂😅France is currently very pro-Russian. President Macron held almost 100 hours of video calls with Putin following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And for a long time he lobbied for this war to end on terms favorable to Russia.
he is talking like these millitary spendings are surprisingly bad, they're not, all of the EU has lowered their spendings on millitary, which is a good thing, we don't want war, nuclear weapons is a big part of the budget being lowered on millitary, M.A.D is the most likely scenario in any major war to happen anyway. NATO is still pretty superior if they keep their internal peace. (with the US being the bigboy ofcourse)
The Europeans drop spending while the U.S. pays more. The people in the U.S. suffer internally while the Europeans get the luxury a growing economy and have the nerve to bad talk the U.S. because of their privilege of not needing a millitary.
I you haven't already have been stock piling at least 3 months worth of food that has a long shelf life for emergency, also water, good water filters, multiple ways to cook food, multiple ways to start a fire under wet/cold weather, then ya'll have been in LALA Land. You need ways to defend yourself and your family, ways to heat your home, extra blankets, sleeping bags and liners, a good amount of your personal and over the counter medications, antibiotics and the knowledge of when to use them. Remember you're on your own in times like these, and many will try to take away whats yours for themselves.
American here, just want to say, if you look at the ruthless badass history of the Canadian army, there wouldn’t be anything easy about invading Canada.
In WW3 the youth won't be a problem once their phones stop working and they're bored off their ass complaining about how much this sucks. Then picking up a gun or a hammer becomes a lot easier.
I hated the last few words of the video. That's why I despise the brits so much. You think you've finally found good ones, but they're as bad as all others. I'm getting sick and tired of this white flag narrative, so here is a bit of history for you. During WW2, France had to defend the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and France. Whilst the Dutch gave up to the invader, the French kept on fighting for the freedom of the Dutch in the battle of Zeeland for 3 more months. The British were under French command and, without receiving the order and without notifying French command, they decided to retreat to Britain, hence leaving the French and the Belgians to defend the English whilst they were retreating during the battle of Dunkirk. To quote a german general in Dunkirk : "Despite our overwhelming numerical superiority, the French counter-attacked at several points. I can't understand how these soldiers, sometimes fighting at 1:20 odds, found the strength to attack. It's astonishing. I find in these soldiers the same ardour as in Verdun in 1916. We're not getting anywhere and we're suffering terrifying losses. [Dunkirk proved to me that the French soldier is one of the best in the world. The French artillery, so feared in 14-18, once again demonstrated its formidable effectiveness. Our losses were terrifying: many battalions lost 60% of their strength, sometimes even more!" General von Küchler, commander of the 18th Army of the Wehrmacht. France was then invaded and indeed collaborated with the invader, which is a complete stain on our history, but let's not forget the Netherlands is where the most je*s were deported compared to the amount of population. Little after France got invaded, the French fleet docked to a port in Algeria (former French colony) to keep the ships for liberation. The British navy arrived near the port (that was completely docked at port) and gave the French an ultimatum : either give the Brits the French ships away (because the French ships were technologically superior to the British ships and the Brits wanted them for the defence of their island), or get shot down. The French navy chose the last choice. (it precisely happened in Mers el-Kebir). So to summarize : France had to defend four countries (including itself), of which two of them gave up / retrieved, only to get almost their entire navy destroyed by an ally who, let's be honest, if it hadn't been for the German bombings on London wouldn't have moved a single toe to help liberate Europe. I am not diminishing the sacrifices that the English and Dutch have undergone in any ways, it's all politics, but in this story, the French were clearly the bravest. During the Korean War, the French were fighting in Indochina and Algeria (not saying it was justified, just to give context), so only 3.000 were sent to Korea. It has been reported by US soldiers that, at some point during fighting, the French ran out of ammunition. What they did to stop the enemy's progress is put their bayonets on their rifles and charged in direction of the enemy (c.f., Battle of Wonju). Out of a total strength of 3,000 men over a period of three years, the French battalion will have lost 263: this represents a loss of around 10%, which is the biggest loss among foreign contingents. The French UN battalion received two Presidential Commendations (awarded to units of the United States and allied countries for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy) from the Republic of Korea, three Presidential Commendations from the United States, and was cited five times in the French Army Order. These are a mere few events of bravery French soldiers have done, and as a final reminder : France as a country has won the most battle of all countries in the world.
France arguably has the most powerful military in Europe at the moment. They have more combat aircraft, frigates, and troops than the UK.
And their own nukes
I believe you're right UK are you an ally or a small brother
Yeah being part of NATO is huge for guaranteeing safety. In the US this has caused some resentments towards europe though. A huge number of people are upset with european nations failing to meet NATO obligations because US tax payers feel like they're picking up the slack. Although the UK is one of the few countries that meets NATO obligations so that criticism is mainly aimed at the rest of NATO. What the UK does have is great special forces.
You won't win WWIII with SF. You'll need helluva more steel than that.
@@Bea-Dubya Ofcourse. I am just pointing out that its the one redeeming thing the UK military has that has been useful to us modern day.
Tbh i dont think most americans would care about this if europeans werent so rude to us online and to the few of us that make it over there for a visit lol
Neither the US or Britain has the stomach the fight the next global war
Not just UK SF though, most of the UK military are solid, hard working, good soldiers, similar to the US. UK SF are elite no doubt & maybe their single biggest asset besides tech & troop numbers alone. But don’t count out their military & civilian population as well.
The UK ppl are hard as nails, again similar to the US, prob bc most of us came from the UK in the first place generations ago. Despite the budget cuts in the UK military, as an American, I have no doubt in the UK military, underestimate them & see what happens.
I think of Sun Tzu “appear weak when you are strong & strong when you are weak”
It’s happening now y’all. Good luck my people
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What's happening?
@@fluffylittlebearkeep your eyes on Gaza
@@andradeb2695 Doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. 🤷♂
The British people are still have an imperial mindset and are in denial. They had better come to terms with the new reality they face. British politicians and especially pro-British news media (which is all of the media) never admit the truth about the real state of the country. You need only to take a close look at the nations economic performance and its huge domestic responsibilities as a welfare state to see that the numbers don't add up. The US and Britain have always stood side by side and confronted threats together. They are our closest partner and they keep the US from facing down threats alone. They have a well deserved reputation for meeting challenges on the battlefield. We need a well prepared and strong ally in Britain and not one that refuses to admit and address its weaknesses. Britain is still one of the more strategically important nations in the world.
Image the British in the 18th century watching this. The British once had the strongest navy in the world and was very much a true naval power. However, when empires fell the ships weren’t needed for defending some far off land in Malaysia, New Zealand, Guyana, Ghana, or Kuwait. Not to mention that after world war 2 the Brits were more focused on ground wars then naval ones and after the “handed off” world power status to the United States they’ve greatly reduced their capabilities and have lost the touch of their glory days. As an American hopefully y’all can get your military in top shape. ❤
Of course, The U.S. likes being the NATO number one, but it doesn’t want to feel like it’s the only one.
That's because the US funds most of NATO.
Not sure where you're getting any solid numbers on that vlad... yes, we help our friends and allies.because we like peace and prosperity and democracy and freedom..
We understand your frustration though, being a commie troll has got to be a hard life.
@@Guns_RedRoses😂😂😂😂 did you forget the Stalin part of. History??
Let’s be honest here, if America were to back out of NATO it would, for all intents and purposes, be useless. America provides 25% of its budget and provides 40% of its fighting power. As an American whether we like it or not we aren’t just NATO’s #1 we are NATO. Honestly that kinda pisses me off because that means anytime NATO is called on for something that means the US is picking up the tab(mostly). And yet a lot of the other NATO nations like to moan and groan about the US in virtually every aspect. I’m like: get off your own asses and do something about it instead of relying on us.😂
@@DashRiprock513 what??😂
I thought their "plan" was simply call America.
We need them too, we underestimate the value of their political support at crucial times. The brits are often more skilled at international diplomacy than we are!
@@rbb.828 Not really, no one pays attention to them anymore...especially after BREXIT. We only need their land as a base, that's basically it.
It's not like the good old days when Great Britain won the Falklands War. But still glad we're allies! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Ukraine doesn’t mind “end of life” munitions, Dave. Certainly not those well maintained.
The U.S. just sent them some ATACMs which are nearly 30 years old. What did the Ukrainians promptly do? Wipe out a bunch of KA-52 attack helicopters at an airfield in a Russian occupied part of Ukraine.
They still didn't make any advance. Plus, the number of helicopters affected is unknown.
Advance doesn't happen over night. Once those ATACMS start hitting Crimea we will see things start to change.
@@StekTM1if your destroying enemy infrastructure, equipment or killing their soldiers & not getting wounded or dying while doing it? Your headed in the right direction
@@scotthill1600 They still losing the war and getting their economy screwed
@@scotthill1600 the united states categorically said they weren't sending atacms and then they showed up in battle in a 'surprise' attack, they destroyed 2 helicopters and damaged 7. now the russians have all the info. to correct their defense and 5 of 7 missiles to inspect. nato has already lost the war in ukraine, it's all over but the crying. ukraine is now the 51st state of the usa as everything is being paid for by americans - gov't salaries, small business hand-outs - ukraine is 100% funded by the us. enjoy the most corrupt country in europe as your new state.
UK cant just rely on USA we need an ally not a big brother role
Don't worry Tommies, we Dutchies and Estonians, Letvians, Lithuanians, Luxembourgers, Belgians and Danes will protect you when times get rough....
Thank you ❤️
Europe has too long depended on the US to protect them. Few NATO nations spend the required 3 percent of their GDP to military spending as part of NATO.
There's a TH-cam video of a US president talking to a NATO summit about this
i find it hilarious as a non-british that one of the first thing you say is "the pubs are closing down" ahhahaha
This is why I think Trump was talking about pulling out of defense agreements across the globe. I don't think he was serious about it but I think it was about telling our allies to get their shit together and become more self-reliant instead of overburdening the US in case of conflict.
He said that because he wanted other Countries to pay the U.S. for security. Nato countries rely on the American military which allows them to spend on things like Healthcare. He was right
Trump is always serious, he'd much rather abandon NATO than fight in their defense.
Extortion.
You have a nice country over there. It'd be a shame if...
@@pedrogudino1133 what? No we get taken advantage of and you paint this narrative when Americans demand other countries to pull their weight. Thats extortion? gtfoh..
As an American, I think we need to take a backseat and keep our wallet in the back pocket. Likely to not happen but wishful thinking.
We had a guy not too long ago that did a bunch of work in that direction.. Can't seem to remember his name... I do remember that the media and the opposing party gave him an extremely hard time about it... I just can't seem to be able to put my finger on a name....
I think a lot of Americans want this too. Mind our own damn business, fix our country and stop spending money on other countries
As an American who actually understands politics, there’s no way we take a back seat to any conflict. We have too much interest in keeping a hold on Europe and particularly in the pacific.
@@cosmicthespider7974 we did have a guy who was telling other countries they had to start paying their fair share for their military and defense...
And I think the fact that the UK has said they only have enough ammo for a few days combat tells you that some countries rely way too much on us.
@@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace yeah I read your first comment. I don’t understand why you felt the need to retell it to me. I was making the point for the people that says we need to stay out of it. We never will.
Funny time to be watching this guys 😂
Yeah, funny
UK has nothing to worry about NATO would raise hell if any problems comes about
The UK doesn't need a bunch of ground soldiers and tanks/ships they have America for that. The UK is more focused on intelligence, missiles, drones, and anti air defense systems probably.
UK is used for backup assistance too
@@GreenBeamzzzprobably
@@seanjohn2876 No that’s a fact
the end of the video shows the brits really are in denial
The U.K had a world wide empire and lost it. The U.S. is heading in the same direction.
We don't want to be an Empire anymore. just want a friends and family defense, which, of course, includes the UK.
@@jhrusa8125this is a Russian bot, ignore it
Not to be a doom and gloom type but, It might be a good idea to build up a stock pile if I were you guys.
10,000 shells provided to Ukraine - US supplied over 1,000,000. damn
Seems low
Your cyber security actually is one of the best, just responding to that comment.
As a sidenote, we know Britain won't be fighting alone, we all know the country that will be there with you
Bible talks about the Battle of Gog and Magog. (Russia and Ukraine). Nostradamus talks about the great soaring eagle, the sleeping bear, the great flying dragon being a part of end times. Book of revelation talks about a 7 headed beast,(NATO). Seems we are headed for some tribulation
No one cares about your religion.
You guys have some powerful allies. No worries! ❤
They know that. That's why they've let themself get weak. They know we will not abandon them but right now the message needs to be that the USA is not God, and we do not have unlimited resources to send out in the event of an outbreak of war. " No worries" is exactly the problem... you don't see over-reliance on the US as a problem...
Not really. The U.S. would never defend the U.K. and NATO is a joke. Everyone is on there own.
Allies will save their own first before they will help others..
19:57 Germany, Spain and Portugal are no match for France. France IS the most powerful military in Europe atm. C.f., the other reaction video you did about France's WW3 plan.
I begin to question the wisdom of an expanded NATO more members means more possibilities to touch off a conflict, and of course we have an obligation to support all Nato members in case of Attack, then we have Turkey, a member which doesn’t really see itself as having anything in common with the west, they are friendly with Russia, openly support the Palestinian side in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, criticizes us for supporting Israel, and supporting the Kurds, who ironically should bring about the same sympathy as the Palestinians
US uses Turkey to store nukes only tbh. Turkey plays both sides, I’ve been saying for years Turkey should be kicked out of NATO but I can see why they’re still in too. Turkey didn’t want US to sanction Russia and were on the verge of sending Russia ammunition but decided not too. It’s crazy what they have going on there government is so bipolar.
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Wars speeds up technological progression as it becomes a necessity with its motivation being survival and desperation. What usually happens when human kind is pushed against the corner, its only way out is up.
It's a bad habit, it doesn't have to be like this, but at this time it is.
This videos too tough on you guys. In a hot war miracles of production occur.
I think "Threads" showed something of the UK plan.
To our brothers and sisters in the UK. The USA will not abandon you. However, we do have issues of our own.
Your fighting a 3 front war potentially a 4 front war so yeah you have problems
Russia has shown that they're not currently a force to be feared, and China has no intention or incentive to attack the UK. The UK will be supporting the US during WW3, not the other way around. Personally, I don't see WW3 happening during my lifetime anyway though.
@Theodore_Roosevelt1776 The free nations of the world will ban together and win in all theaters, just like in World War 2.
@@Owen1776_US + NATO + asian partners can handle it
@@Owen1776_what’s the 4th front? Eastern Europe, Pacific, ME…4?
OB Daz, I'm afraid that during World War III, France will not say: "We surrender!" 🤷🏻♂😅France is currently very pro-Russian. President Macron held almost 100 hours of video calls with Putin following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And for a long time he lobbied for this war to end on terms favorable to Russia.
Since Dave is so scared, why don’t he come over here to the US with us and you’ll feel safe.
The nation needs to work on itself healthcare, but sure, immigration should be welcomed from all over the world including the south of the boarder. :)
Haven't you guys ever watched Threads???
Whatever their plan is... it's going to completely fall apart the moment the bombs start dropping
No plan ever survives first contact with the enemy.
Yeah, well, your special forces and intelligence angencies are among the best.
The blokes 🙂🙂😟😟😯🫤
Im an American im telling you guys were all screwed!
I call cap
he is talking like these millitary spendings are surprisingly bad, they're not, all of the EU has lowered their spendings on millitary, which is a good thing, we don't want war, nuclear weapons is a big part of the budget being lowered on millitary, M.A.D is the most likely scenario in any major war to happen anyway. NATO is still pretty superior if they keep their internal peace. (with the US being the bigboy ofcourse)
The Europeans drop spending while the U.S. pays more. The people in the U.S. suffer internally while the Europeans get the luxury a growing economy and have the nerve to bad talk the U.S. because of their privilege of not needing a millitary.
I you haven't already have been stock piling at least 3 months worth of food that has a long shelf life for emergency, also water, good water filters, multiple ways to cook food, multiple ways to start a fire under wet/cold weather, then ya'll have been in LALA Land.
You need ways to defend yourself and your family, ways to heat your home, extra blankets, sleeping bags and liners, a good amount of your personal and over the counter medications, antibiotics and the knowledge of when to use them.
Remember you're on your own in times like these, and many will try to take away whats yours for themselves.
Argentines are gearing up to retake the Malvinas
The US loves being at the top of NATO power. We dictate to the rest of the members what conditions they’ll accept.
🎉🎉🎉
Only gingers and cockroaches can survive a nuke.
Ukrainian comedia finish? Western comedia?
Spending money on defense is such a waste.
It seems like a waste when Russian and CCP millitary are underwhelming
We gotcha!
It’s okay. You could take Canada easily; you have our blessing to go after our annoying northern neighbor.
Our annoying neighbor? What did Canada do to you, take your lunch money?
American here, just want to say, if you look at the ruthless badass history of the Canadian army, there wouldn’t be anything easy about invading Canada.
I doubt they could easily take Canada, despite their politeness, they're badasses
hi silvana.
In WW3 the youth won't be a problem once their phones stop working and they're bored off their ass complaining about how much this sucks. Then picking up a gun or a hammer becomes a lot easier.
When Dave opens his mouth I get a headache.
😂😂 he thinks he knows everything
Step 1: call the Pentagon
I hated the last few words of the video. That's why I despise the brits so much. You think you've finally found good ones, but they're as bad as all others.
I'm getting sick and tired of this white flag narrative, so here is a bit of history for you.
During WW2, France had to defend the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and France.
Whilst the Dutch gave up to the invader, the French kept on fighting for the freedom of the Dutch in the battle of Zeeland for 3 more months.
The British were under French command and, without receiving the order and without notifying French command, they decided to retreat to Britain, hence leaving the French and the Belgians to defend the English whilst they were retreating during the battle of Dunkirk.
To quote a german general in Dunkirk : "Despite our overwhelming numerical superiority, the French counter-attacked at several points. I can't understand how these soldiers, sometimes fighting at 1:20 odds, found the strength to attack. It's astonishing. I find in these soldiers the same ardour as in Verdun in 1916. We're not getting anywhere and we're suffering terrifying losses. [Dunkirk proved to me that the French soldier is one of the best in the world. The French artillery, so feared in 14-18, once again demonstrated its formidable effectiveness. Our losses were terrifying: many battalions lost 60% of their strength, sometimes even more!"
General von Küchler, commander of the 18th Army of the Wehrmacht.
France was then invaded and indeed collaborated with the invader, which is a complete stain on our history, but let's not forget the Netherlands is where the most je*s were deported compared to the amount of population.
Little after France got invaded, the French fleet docked to a port in Algeria (former French colony) to keep the ships for liberation. The British navy arrived near the port (that was completely docked at port) and gave the French an ultimatum : either give the Brits the French ships away (because the French ships were technologically superior to the British ships and the Brits wanted them for the defence of their island), or get shot down. The French navy chose the last choice. (it precisely happened in Mers el-Kebir).
So to summarize : France had to defend four countries (including itself), of which two of them gave up / retrieved, only to get almost their entire navy destroyed by an ally who, let's be honest, if it hadn't been for the German bombings on London wouldn't have moved a single toe to help liberate Europe.
I am not diminishing the sacrifices that the English and Dutch have undergone in any ways, it's all politics, but in this story, the French were clearly the bravest.
During the Korean War, the French were fighting in Indochina and Algeria (not saying it was justified, just to give context), so only 3.000 were sent to Korea. It has been reported by US soldiers that, at some point during fighting, the French ran out of ammunition. What they did to stop the enemy's progress is put their bayonets on their rifles and charged in direction of the enemy (c.f., Battle of Wonju).
Out of a total strength of 3,000 men over a period of three years, the French battalion will have lost 263: this represents a loss of around 10%, which is the biggest loss among foreign contingents.
The French UN battalion received two Presidential Commendations (awarded to units of the United States and allied countries for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy) from the Republic of Korea, three Presidential Commendations from the United States, and was cited five times in the French Army Order.
These are a mere few events of bravery French soldiers have done, and as a final reminder : France as a country has won the most battle of all countries in the world.
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The U.S. isn't imperialist lime Russia or China who want to invade/annex nations...
All wars have one cause... money. Who controls the money? Bankers. As Richard Pryor once put it…. “It’s all about the Benjamins baby.”
That vid was like half propaganda. War spending is desperately needed cause Russia is coming? Hahaha
Steer clear of politics, Red.
This video is cringe.
It's about to happen. There's no way around it. I hope you keep arms at home!
The aircraft stats are well off as I assume are many other parts of the video
seems like the whole western world is just decaying honestly
But i tought capitalism was good, guys. What happened 😂
The US is in a decline god help us all !!!!!!
It's not, calm down