If you think the AfD is worthy of your support just because they are 'anti-war' (which just means pro-Putin in this context, which potentially makes the AfD traitors) you are seriously deluded. Sure, the money that needs to be spent in order to make up the shortfall now that the USA is withdrawing it's support is a large sum, but the cost of a full on war would be hugely greater and that's just the financial cost and doesn't even begin to count the human costs. Europe should have been doing what it needs to do now 50 years ago. Russia under Putin and people like him are a threat. I appreciate that for historical reasons Germany has some difficulties with involvement in wars, but let's not let difficult history get in the way of dealing with the real and present threat of both Putin and political throwbacks like the AfD (or other manifestations of pro-Putin far-right political entities in whichever country you happen to live in). I hope as much as life itself that war can be avoided, and it can, but only if Europe shows a strong defence. There is no need to worry about where the funding can come from: the rich need to be taxed more, as for the past half century they have become wealthier and wealthier while us ordinary people have become poorer.
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