June 28, 2022
Forget WWI and WWII. That’s “ancient” history. Once again the Germans, in their fight against Russia—along with other murderous NATO nations countries including the United States with their unblemished deadly war atrocity track records—are building up their war machine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed the Bundestag on Wednesday and vowed to turn the country’s military into the largest in Europe to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank, which is code for Russia.
The Trends Journal has pointed out that Scholz used the Russian invasion of Ukraine as his impetus to strengthen his own military. Berlin has already earmarked $107 billion for military projects and will now spend 2 percent of its GDP on its military.
The defense ministry said in May that the money in the special fund will purchase 60 Boeing Chinook CH-47F helicopters, and up to 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
“The German Bundeswehr will be strengthened,” Scholz said, referring to its military. “It will be in a position to fulfill its defense mission better than ever, and it will be able to make its contribution in NATO so that we can defend ourselves any time against attacks from outside.”
Scholz has recently visited Ukraine and saw some of the damage inflicted by Russian troops. He said some of the images reminded him of the aftermath of WWII.
“And just like the war-ravaged Europe then, today Ukraine needs a Marshall Plan for its reconstruction,” he said, referring to the program used to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
Scholz said once again that he expects the war to drag on. But when it eventually ends, there will be a need for “many more billions of euro and dollar for reconstruction purposes—for years to come,” DW.com reported. He said Ukraine will not be rebuilt overnight and the rebuilding effort will “be a task for generations.”
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