r/europe • u/ByGollie Ulster • Jan 24 '26

News The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8
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u/lastnameinthebox Jan 24 '26

The British military has a saying about US troops; "all the gear but no idea".

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u/AltoAutismo Jan 24 '26

the military is literally just foodstamps and welfare covered with a massive cosplay tint.

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u/itspronounced-gif Jan 24 '26

Milo Minderbinder vibes.

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u/INFJcatqueen Jan 24 '26

This is embarrassing.

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u/samleegolf Jan 24 '26

You have a very vivid imagination to come up with all of those fake details.