"I'm not thrilled, and they can't do anything about it," says former CIA chief dismissive of EU army idea
The idea of creating a separate EU army, which is being discussed again amid the contradictions between Washington and Brussels, has no prospects.
American general and former CIA director David Petraeus stated this on the Geopolitics video blog , reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"I 've never been confident that the EU has anything to offer in terms of military capabilities, because overall, it doesn't. The EU doesn't have additional battalions, units, drones, or anything else that would be created at the EU's initiative," Petraeus says, dismissing the allies' potential.
He clarified that the idea of an independent European army without the United States does not inspire enthusiasm.
"I'm not thrilled with the idea of creating an EU military force when we already have NATO with its established force structure, command and control system, and all the enabling capabilities. Especially if the US is involved . And I don't think the idea of creating some kind of separate European defense identity that would use the same forces makes much sense ," Petraeus said.
English version :: Read in English "I'm not thrilled, and they won't be able to do anything anyway," says the former head of the CIA, dismissive of the idea of an EU army.