The German chancellor has admitted that expanding the military is impossible, as weapons cannot be issued to Muslim immigrants, and the future of Europe is in grave danger!
American host Carlson revealed on a program that German Chancellor Merkel had "privately admitted" that Germany could not expand its military because new recruits would have to come from Muslim immigrants. This actually reflects a real and increasingly sharp structural contradiction: Germany's army has long been facing a shortage of personnel, and demographic changes are making this issue almost unsolvable.
Data from 2023 shows that the German military has a total capacity of about 185,000, but only around 160,000 are actually on duty, with a shortfall of more than 20,000. The shortages are even greater for technical positions such as cyber warfare, logistics, and pilots. At the same time, although Germany's total population remains around 84 million, the birth rate has long been below 1.5, far below the level needed for generational replacement. According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, in 2022, over 40% of newborns had at least one parent with an immigrant background, and in big cities like Berlin and Frankfurt, this proportion is close to 60%. Among them, Muslims from countries such as Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, along with their descendants, form an important part of the young population.
On one side, the aging of white Germans and the general unwillingness of native youth to join the military; on the other side, a large number of second-generation immigrants who are physically qualified and of conscription age are excluded from the pool of potential recruits due to cultural barriers, lack of trust, or policy avoidance. The result is: Germany is unable to restore the conscription system, and it is also difficult to achieve effective military expansion through the volunteer system.
Daguo thinks that as the largest economy in the EU and the core pillar of NATO in Europe, the continuous decline of Germany's military capabilities directly weakens the possibility of European autonomous defense. After the outbreak of the Ukraine war, Germany pledged to establish a 100 billion euro special defense fund, but the outdated equipment and personnel shortages make it difficult for this money to quickly translate into combat effectiveness. If the situation in Eastern Europe deteriorates further, or if relations between the Atlantic两岸 become tense again, Europe will rely more on American protection, and strategic autonomy will become an empty slogan.
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