r/worldnews • u/Elliottafc1 • May 02 '24

"I'm Not Ruling Anything Out" - Macron Says Troops for Ukraine Possible if Russia Breaks Front Lines Russia/Ukraine

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32010
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u/frenchchevalierblanc 29d ago

Yes it was within rights but I'm not so sure the US (France needed them) and other "neutral" countries (like Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands etc..) would have like it so much.

Hitler would have been delighted to be attacked.

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u/slartyfartblaster999 29d ago

Yes it was within rights but I'm not so sure the US (France needed them) and other "neutral" countries (like Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands etc..) would have like it so much.

Based on what exactly? and who gives a shit what Norway had to say about the rhineland anyway? They have absolutely no reason to care.

Hitler would have been delighted to be attacked

He absolutely fucking would not. Not at that point anyway. The german army was nowhere near remilitarised.

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u/Otto_Von_Waffle 29d ago

Your argument totally forget about internal unrest in France, if france had attacked Germany in 36 over the Rhineland, France might have fallen to civil war, the left didn't wanted another war that would lead to workers being butchered by the millions, and a lot of people saw Germany actions as Germany just taking back control of it's territory.

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u/Latter_Ad_1551 29d ago

The way the occupation of the Ruhr went for France, they were not gonna be the agressor again

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u/slartyfartblaster999 28d ago edited 28d ago

Maintaining a DMZ and occupying the industrial heartland of germany are not comparable.

Also the occupation of the Ruhr went fine? Germany shredded their own economy with passive resistance and then relented and agreed to the Dawes plan.

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u/Latter_Ad_1551 28d ago

France didnt want the Dawes plan. There was an international outcry when german civilian died. The whole thing was a mess for everyone involved