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Actually, I tend to stay on most factions' good sides as best I can, wiping them out one at a time. Safer that way.
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quote:Originally posted by Sol System: It is not a good idea for free nations to deploy military units as domestic police for any prolonged period of time.
I do not believe that the Border Patrol is considered "domestic police."
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They're not a foreign police force, and they operate within the borders of the US. I don't see how they could get any *MORE* "domestic".
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quote:I say we use troops pulled from American bases in Europe, particularly Germany. With the Cold War over, they're not needed anymore. Keep a few bases like Rammstein (sp?) as transfer / fueling / quick-deploy points, close the rest down. Europe can see to its own, I'm sure it would make them feel better not having troops of the 'evil imperialist oppressor' on their soil anymore.
However, should anyone suggest that NATO be disbanded, Farquad will scream like a girl. 8)
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We gotta get the dang thing to stop growing first, it is almost as bad as the EU....
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Well, I like it, and prefer it to the single player game since, with enough humans playing, you get to actually use the political apparatus. But, I do not think it is different enough from Civ II to change your mind, sadly.
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Actually, Vogster, I was just about to suggest that myself.
With the USSR out of the picture, and more Eastern European nations joining, NATO's purpose becomes more and more fuzzy. Wouldn't a regional defense force, made up of the members of the EU, be more reasonable than committing US and Canadian troops to the defense of a continent that isn't theirs?
I mean, if the dream is for a united Europe, having the US pulling the strings of European defense (while providing a great deal of it) can't be good for it.
Of course, the question of effectiveness of a EUDF (European Union Defense Force?) would need to be addressed. Getting Europeans to fight, even in their own defense, may be more than most folks could handle. (Although perhaps they could say that the enemy cheats at soccer.)
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Only minor problem is that most European armed forces are crap. Anyway, surely a larger number of countries from different continents in a mutual defense pact is better than a smaller one?
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quote:Originally posted by Wraith: Only minor problem is that most European armed forces are crap.
True enough... but with the US gone, they'd finally have some incentive to improve.
quote: Anyway, surely a larger number of countries from different continents in a mutual defense pact is better than a smaller one?
That's the thing. There's not a great deal really "mutual" about it, from our POV. I can count on no fingers the number of times since NATO was formed that its troops were called to duty in the Western hemisphere. We shouldn't have to defend ourselves AND carry European defense at the same time. Sure, we'll be on call if things get dicey, but they should be able to stand on their own by now.
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