{"id":29157,"date":"2019-03-20T14:52:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T14:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/20\/france-a-european-army-would-help-not-hurt-us-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:37:41","slug":"france-a-european-army-would-help-not-hurt-us-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/03\/20\/france-a-european-army-would-help-not-hurt-us-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"France: A European army would help \u2014 not threaten \u2014 US troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/09\/18\/who-loves-a-parade-trump-wants-to-showcase-military-might\/\" target=_blank>French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s<\/a> idea of building a \u201ctrue, European army\u201d should \u201cnever be seen as a move against the United States,\u201d France\u2019s top military leader said this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A European army would help the Pentagon better allocate troops, equipment and funding at a time when multiple theaters of operation pose a threat to the U.S. and its allies, French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said at the Atlantic Council Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAutonomy should be a variation on friendship and European autonomy should not become a cause for the U.S. to be less engaged,\u201d Parly said. \u201cQuite the contrary: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/03\/13\/prepare-to-man-fort-trump-us-has-made-poland-a-very-serious-robust-offer-for-base\/\" target=_blank>U.S. and Europe<\/a> have more in common than anyone else. &#8230; We fight the same wars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe share the same values, we are faced with the same threats, from terror to the resurgence of 19th century-style power politics \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/22\/cia-china-is-waging-a-quiet-kind-of-cold-war-against-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">China and Russia<\/a>, and the like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parly\u2019s defense of the European army concept appears to be directed at President Donald Trump, who rebuked the idea in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEmmanuel Macron suggests building its own army to protect Europe against the U.S., China and Russia. But it was Germany in World Wars [I and II],\u201d Trump tweeted Nov. 13. \u201cHow did that work out for France? They were starting to learn German in Paris before the U.S. came along. Pay for NATO or not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/31\/why-russia-is-swallowing-the-black-sea-and-wont-stop-until-it-has-choked-out-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4617378.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why Russia is swallowing the Black Sea and won\u2019t stop until it has \u2018choked out Ukraine\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It\u2019s not going to happen in the next six months, said retired Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges. But Russia&#039;s aim is to own the Black Sea and isolate Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron brought up the idea of a European army during a visit to the former Western Front as his country marked the centennial anniversary of the World War I Armistice. During the visit, Macron said that Russia had shown it could be a threat to Europe and the continent must be able to \u201cdefend itself better alone&#8221; without relying on the U.S. military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the idea of a joint European intervention force for crisis missions over the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British leaders remained wary, though, arguing that a European army risks creating a parallel structure that could compete with NATO priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the European army proposal isn\u2019t meant to reverse the terms of the NATO alliance, according to Parly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want America solidly steeped in NATO,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"581\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture.JPG_d2a077.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture.JPG_d2a077.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture.JPG_d2a077.jpg?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture.JPG_d2a077.jpg?resize=768,425 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture.JPG_d2a077.jpg?resize=1024,567 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., Monday. (French Embassy\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her speech at the Atlantic Council, Parly argued that a European army would ease Washington\u2019s burden in an era when China and Russia provide two fronts of defense spending that are hard to maintain simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s to say nothing of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to step up to help without waiting for the U.S. to always foot the bill,\u201d Parly said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France has long been a key ally for American forces, retired U.S. Marine Gen. James L. 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CBRN, space, cyber, hybrid, information wars. When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/04\/14\/in-show-of-unity-france-and-uk-join-the-fray-in-syria\/\" target=_blank>Assad used chemical weapons<\/a> France and the UK were there with the U.S. to deliver precision strikes on the chemical facilities. 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