German Military

Strife212 · 12 Mar 2009 at 20:35

St.Josh said:
I believe the german army isn't allowed to be deployed within it's own country something in it's constitution. Which is why the Munich Olympics hostage taking was such a disaster

Isn't the UK one of the only western countries where the army can be deployed pretty easily within its own borders?

Meaning the SAS can be deployed against terrorists, like in the Iranian Embassy Seige.

Biohazard · 13 Mar 2009 at 08:49

Infam0us said:
To be fair they did have a good few years headstart on us once they were decided on the warpath and bumped their production into high gear

To be fair, most nations in Europe and else where at the time were locked in arms races, particularly naval with us and Germany for instance.

We got humped to start with.

Biohazard · 13 Mar 2009 at 08:50

Burnsy2023 said:
I don't think the main reason behind the restriction is due to treaties or international opposition. Rather it is all about domestic politics and whether these countries want a bigger military.

Thats it really.

Sone · 13 Mar 2009 at 08:54

you worried about them having a third crack at the title?

Biohazard · 13 Mar 2009 at 08:58

Sone said:
you worried about them having a third crack at the title?

No, as has been said for three flippin pages now - they are moot.

Europe literally shot itself to bits, allowing power to dissipate to else where in the world. The two wars killed us, after the second war there was 'occupation' by two relative superpowers, and I'm saying that loosely, that previously would have had little chance of having any direct involvement in Europe.