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America has no allies or partners. The world would rather ally itself with the devil. Then, at least, there's a chance he might keep his deal.

hahahahahaha reaper meet sower.

The same happened to swiss weapons manufacturers. And everyone on here was telling that EU countries wont buy from swiss anymore, thanks to their "no weapons to Ukraine policy". Guess what, two years passed and those same EU countries are all good with em. Same thing will happen here.

It is quite simple. He demands money be spent on arms. Then he fucks about with tariffs. Better if they spend said money at home (think MAGA but for EU). Brilliant strategy from Trump.

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Hey whoa you’re not supposed to work together to oppose us, you’re meant to do our bidding

✨✨ ThE aRt Of ThE dEaL✨✨

“Fashionable but superficial” summarizes the MAGA GOP groupthink pretty well.

One'd be a fool to put any trust in a country that's lead by a mercurial narcissist who'll change policies on a whim based on whoever flatters him last. Or a country where the leader's allegedly in thrall to an adversary. Both describe the US at this time. Other nations are not led by fools.

Elbridge Colby is proof that a wealthy background and nepotism can mean that an absolute moron can be elevated to a position that he's both completely unfit for and continues to broadcast that he's a stupid man's idea of a smart person.

It just doesn't seem very smart to buy weapons with an American kill switch when America keeps threatening to invade your territory. It in fact seems rather dumb.

This was all quite obvious to even the everyman observing the way the mad king treated the customers.

No one wants to deal with assholes. Who knew?

Yeah? Well, good. Fuck that guy.

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Speaking of buzzwords, there's enough in this graf to fill several buzzword bullshit bingo cards.

Who could have seen this one coming?

Everything they do is done in the laziest way posible. I hate seeing this and knowing my country´s response to Trump is submission.

Gonna keep pointing this out

I *love* this for us!

"eloquently" is not a word that should be used anywhere in the vicinity of Pete Hesgeth

Perfect response!

Sorry cheese can't hear you over the sound of the Rheinmetall money machine

But, but, but Trump demanded we spend more money on defence. He also started fucking about with tariffs. So the EU decided to spend the money in the EU. He remains a master strategist.

Didn't his Orange Majesty muse openly about selling "toned down" US weapons systems to allies, so they would stay dependent and under the US thumb? And, if I recall, he openly threatened the sovereignty of both Greenland and Canada. Gosh, who would have thought that might have consequences?

i guess the implicit assumption in the demand that europe arm up was that they'd arm up with american industry?

There is no better example of that when in Brussels the REArm EU package is discussed for investing in European arms, and the USA Amb to EU is "screaming": "NO, NO, it's to keep buying American!!"

On a purely economic basis, the Trump antagonism to its allies is idiotic and counterproductive. NATO members (like Canada) buy billions of $ of arms from US military suppliers. Now they’re turning elsewhere.

Greenland and the collective “middle powers” reminds me of Aesops Bundle of Sticks

The allies are being super-pragmatic and realistic in the face of a thoroughly nasty, unpredictable, and unreliable US. We've shown them what we are.