I don’t think they are necessarily manufacturing consent, I think it’s posturing to see if Russia won’t nuke them for getting involved.
May as well be the Attack Minister at this point
Do you want to hollow out the core of your professional military? Because this is how you hollow out the core of your professional military.
Almost all NATO countries are struggling to meet recruiting quotas. Telling an undecided teen that he might be sent to die in Ukraine even if he lands a non combat role is recruiting suicide.
Wtf are “noncombat troops”?
I feel France is leading the charge because you need a nuclear armed country to deter tactical nuclear weapons which are likely part of Russia’s strategy. However, France can’t match Russia on tactical nukes, they would need to escalate with nuclear cruise missiles and submarine MIRVs