The Europeans sure are feeling their oats these days, aren't they?
Ever since President Trump and Vice President Vance called out Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, European government leaders have been throwing up their virtue signals about how they all 'stand with Ukraine.' Except for the inconvenient fact that they are all still financing the Russian side of the war by purchasing billions in Putin's oil and natural gas.
Even more hilariously, a new poll shows that European citizens are all for sending more money and support to Ukraine ... but they don't want it to come from their country.
Europeans: Ukraine should receive more support
— The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) March 3, 2025
Also Europeans: But not from my country pic.twitter.com/xC9oo7uTPl
Oh, this doesn't have disaster written all over it or anything, does it?
Aside from all of the virtue-signaling, however, some Europeans are feeling extra froggy and deciding to have a jump at the United States military while they are at it.
One particular account who wanted to flex his muscles was Austrian economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, who made the bold claim today that Europe should 'confiscate' all U.S. military assets on the continent.
No, really. He said it. Stop laughing. (Don't stop laughing.)
I call to confiscate all American military assets in Europe and hand it over to our emerging European Army in case of America leaving NATO pic.twitter.com/eYgL568ItJ
— Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn (@GunterFehlinger) March 3, 2025
Yeah, this bold assertion landed on Twitter exactly how you would expect.
— Vincent Charles: Roi De Tout, (Ret.) (@YesThatVCharles) March 3, 2025
MASSIVE ratio alert for Fehlinger-Jahn.
lol “confiscate” https://t.co/9j7LamtU2M
— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) March 3, 2025
Sure, just walk into those military bases and order the U.S. troops to hand over all weapons and equipment.
What could possibly go wrong?
So you want them to take our military ? How did this work in your brain before you hit send? Did we say “thank you” as we handed over the keys?
— Bleu Cheque (@VERBAL_CHANCLA) March 3, 2025
It's just that easy ... right?
Your rather deluded (and quite frankly, stupid) tweet begs the question:
— Oscar Von Reuenthal (@OscarVReuenthal) March 3, 2025
You and what army?
Another user had an answer to that rather important question in the form of another question:
Does the US have the largest military in western Europe?
— blue (@blue_prop) March 3, 2025
Just asking? https://t.co/O5LjSNIeCE pic.twitter.com/cU8XPcbSjx
The U.S. has more than 35,000 troops in Germany alone, not to mention Italy, the U.K., and other countries. This might be a little more difficult than just strolling up and demanding the keys to the armories.
This is the delusion I'm talking about.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) March 3, 2025
European militaries are so garbage because they've neglected them in favor of welfare that they couldn't do this if they wanted to. We'd win a war against Europe with the forces already in Europe. https://t.co/zum1PnyXCl
And we can send a lot more people, weapons, and ammunition very quickly if we need to.
🤣🤣🤣 this isn’t going the way you thought pic.twitter.com/ugsYs9W3V9
— Danielle (@daniellemerrim1) March 3, 2025
The most hilarious part of the entire tweet from Fehlinger-Jahn is where he lists his 'location' in his Twitter bio.
This is the funniest part of the whole thing. pic.twitter.com/xFAUuSnfHu
— Grateful Calvin (@shoveitjack) March 3, 2025
Whoops.
(Forgive this writer for including his own tweet, but it was too ironically funny to pass up.)
— AmErican (@Flipper628) March 3, 2025
We are laughing so hard, milk is coming out of our nose.
— Mike Kanin🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@KaninMike) March 3, 2025
We're not sure, but we know what color Europeans will see a LOT of if they try to take over U.S. military bases.
When people weren't laughing at Fehlinger-Jahn, they were begging him to stack up and give it his best shot.
https://t.co/FfQIJaxBCl pic.twitter.com/KlfZ6LNIx7
— Battle Beagle (@HarmlessYardDog) March 3, 2025
This is an act of war. Go ahead. FAFO.
— You can’t make this crap up! (@cantpretendtoo) March 3, 2025
Maybe the Austrian economist thought that Joe Biden was still in charge of the U.S. military and our European bases.
Sorry, kiddo. Maybe the news hasn't reached Austria yet. America is under new management. And they don't play.
All my friends putting aside their differences to dunk on this https://t.co/qBzY7r0BLD pic.twitter.com/KQX2POp412
— Aelfred The Great (@aelfred_D) March 3, 2025
It really did bring Twitter together for a MASSIVE dragging, so we suppose we should thank Fehlinger-Jahn for that, at least.
— John Stark (@SandmanSlim02) March 3, 2025
Are we sure that economists in Austria even have to graduate from kindergarten to get their degrees?
About the size of it https://t.co/M2ZEHcib8n pic.twitter.com/WfZAlr5UwI
— Voödoo 6 von Inyanga (@6Voodoo) March 3, 2025
HA. Yep, pretty much.
Speaking of The Lord of the Rings ...
@MiddleearthMixr we need the Captain of Gondor. pic.twitter.com/v85sg29c00
— Johnny Silverhand (@MegaManX1984) March 3, 2025
Faramir was not available for this particular tweet, but the infamous Frog of Shame was happy to oblige.
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) March 3, 2025
Mission accomplished, Froggo. Well done.
Obviously, the tweet from Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn is a ridiculously unserious idea. Not to mention a batpoop crazy one that no sane European leader would even contemplate.
But every once in a while, Twitter has to drag some Eurotrash to remind them exactly who is who in the world of military and geopolitical superpowers.
Because it ain't them. Not by a long shot.
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