World War: Imprudent Sunak and rational Wallace

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shown once again that when it comes to geopolitics he is willing to talk regardless of the consequences. The announcement that he is willing to send jets and that everything is on the table was quickly countered by Defense Secretary Ben Wallace that stated that jets will not be sent because it would put Britain in danger of direct retaliation.

The stakes are high and cool heads are needed. Any imprudent action will put the whole of Europe in danger, not just Britain. Even, imprudence will put the whole world in danger as nuclear war would be catastrophic. We would say goodbye to whatever has been achieved since World War Two and before World War Two.

The Russian Federation was quick to respond and without perhaps this is what motivated Ben Wallace quick reaction. One can understand that Rishi Sunak is being undermined by Boris Johnson, motivated to make pompous declaration in public to counter Boris Johnson's actions. Boris Johnson is not the British Prime Minister nor the Defense Secretary nor the Foreign Secretary. Boris Johnson is saying what he could not really say if he was really in command and Rishi Sunak is trying and failing to score points to counter Boris Johnson's dangerous demagogy. Fortunately, Ben Wallace does not have to play such game.

As this happens in Britain, in Germany the idea of mandatory military services has been put forward and this has serious aspect to be taken into consideration. Since World War Two, generation after generation has been told that getting involved in wars is a bad idea. The size of German Armed Forces taking into account its population is negligeable, but changing the direction of travel is not as easy as it might be believed. Germans must be taught, once again, to love war and this poses obvious risks. 

The genie is now out of the bottle. The German Constitution now allows German troops to be deployed anywhere outside NATO and German politicians are actively supporting the renaissance of German military traditions that led to World War Two. The Fourth Reich is on the way.