17 fevereiro 2015

pânico em Roma

ROME — Last weekend in Italy, as the threat of ISIS in Libya hit home with a new video addressed to “the nation signed with the blood of the cross” and the warning, “we are south of Rome,” Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi shuttered up the Italian embassy in Tripoli and raised his fist with the threat of impending military action.  Never mind that Italy has only 5,000 troops available that are even close to deployable, according to the defense ministry. Or that the military budget was cut by 40 percent two years ago, which has kept the acquisition of 90 F-35 fighter jets hanging in the balance and left the country combat-challenged to lead any mission—especially one against an enemy like the Islamic State.
In fact, Renzi didn’t specify exactly who would wield that military might, and, two days later, when no one volunteered to lead the charge, he backtracked.  “It’s not the time for a military intervention,” Renzi told an Italian television station Monday night and said the United Nations had to lead the way.  “Our proposal is to wait for the UN Security Council. The strength of the UN is decidedly superior to that of the radical militias.”

3 comentários:

JSP disse...

A consequncia lógica de ligar mais "à manteiga" do que "às metralhadoras"...
Valha a verdade que, excepção feita ao R.U., todos os países europeus se encontram na mesma triste e acobardada situação.
A salvação, a vir, será da Rússia ortodoxa - no sentido religioso, claro está...

Euro2cent disse...

> which has kept the acquisition of 90 F-35 fighter jets hanging in the balance and left the country combat-challenged

E quem engolir esta ganha asas de anjinho.

Vá lá, eu ajudo: http://pando.com/2014/12/18/the-war-nerd-more-proof-the-us-defense-industry-has-nothing-to-do-with-defending-america/

Rui Alves disse...

Caro Euro2cent
Obrigado por ter indicado esta página. Eu não a conhecia, mas tem muito boas matérias.