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EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan (www.politico.eu)

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BRUSSELS — United States arms-makers are being frozen out of the European Union’s massive new defense spending plan, which aims to splash the cash for EU and allied countries, according to defense spending plans released Wednesday.

Also left out — for now — is the United Kingdom.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (11 children)

The only hope for the US not becoming a repeat of 1920s Germany

Its seeming like they are trying to speed run it. What I think they may have failed to understand was that global integration with the US was a relationship of consent and respect.

I forget who said it recently.. something like "You dont have the cards".. their name escapes me. Global chip manufacturing, RAM, automobile components, silicon wafers, lithium, lumber, and on and on and on..

Its far easier for the world to get along without the US than it is for the US to get along without the rest of the world.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (3 children)

You dont have the cards

that was vice president and vice puppet JD Vance

global integration with the US was a relationship of consent and respect.

i think the trumpists understand perfectly and that's why they're working to destroy it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

i think the trumpists understand perfectly and that's why they're working to destroy it

I honestly think there is a good portion of the fan base who fully drink the koolaid and think other countries are not viable without them. And have forgotten or not understood America is the world police by their own choice

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yup, so many of my fellow Americans simply don't understand literally anything about diplomacy and soft power. No concept of the give and take, fully fail to understand that we've burned allies and simply won't be invited to the table as often if at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

The complete abandonment of 100+ years of building soft and hard power globally has certainly been a wild choice.

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