Sure. but that war is lost (and if we had less… leaders less willing to do what US want them to do, it should have been declared so at least two years ago). Now, the priority should not be in buying more US weapons (making us poorer, while making US that is not our ally anymore richer, retarding our own rearmament while Russia (and the USA) are happily working on their own). Our priority should be in making the EU an essential partner in making peace a reality bteween all parties (which also mean we should be willing to listen a little, just a little, to Russia). More weapons needs to be purchased (purchased within Europe) but now what’s needed is a somewhat smarter diplomacy. And a lot less va-t-en-guerre as we say in France: threatening Russia while we’re not able to fight won’t end well without the USA to back us. And the USA won’t back us like they made it clear, I think.
That’s just my very uninformed opinion, obviously.
@Libb You know, hindsight is 20/20 as they say and many will hate to admit it, but de Gaulle was right and maybe we should have depended less on the Marshall plan and we might not be in that dependant bind we are in now. But considering what we have to deal with, I will settle for MOST procurement going to European manufacturers with the intent to switch to full autonomy or work with reliable partnerd like Canada or Japan.
I would think it’s a wise choice too, whether people agree with it or not. What worries me is the willingness of the EU to act as things had not changed, at least since the April tariffs & the subsequent actions and… threats toward EU, like if most the EU leaders were unable to… just watch was happening. But like I said that’s more akin to a gut feeling, a bad taste in the mouth, and it certainly is not an informed opinion.
Sure. but that war is lost (and if we had less… leaders less willing to do what US want them to do, it should have been declared so at least two years ago). Now, the priority should not be in buying more US weapons (making us poorer, while making US that is not our ally anymore richer, retarding our own rearmament while Russia (and the USA) are happily working on their own). Our priority should be in making the EU an essential partner in making peace a reality bteween all parties (which also mean we should be willing to listen a little, just a little, to Russia). More weapons needs to be purchased (purchased within Europe) but now what’s needed is a somewhat smarter diplomacy. And a lot less va-t-en-guerre as we say in France: threatening Russia while we’re not able to fight won’t end well without the USA to back us. And the USA won’t back us like they made it clear, I think.
That’s just my very uninformed opinion, obviously.
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Ok, as it seem I’ve been identified my only option is to go back to dear Russia motherland. Congrats on spotting me, I suppose.
@Libb You know, hindsight is 20/20 as they say and many will hate to admit it, but de Gaulle was right and maybe we should have depended less on the Marshall plan and we might not be in that dependant bind we are in now. But considering what we have to deal with, I will settle for MOST procurement going to European manufacturers with the intent to switch to full autonomy or work with reliable partnerd like Canada or Japan.
I would think it’s a wise choice too, whether people agree with it or not. What worries me is the willingness of the EU to act as things had not changed, at least since the April tariffs & the subsequent actions and… threats toward EU, like if most the EU leaders were unable to… just watch was happening. But like I said that’s more akin to a gut feeling, a bad taste in the mouth, and it certainly is not an informed opinion.