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I think The Netherlands and Singapore are an Apples to Orange comparison. Given that The Netherlands has been one of our closest allies for decades and was an o
by xkjkls 9y ago
I think The Netherlands and Singapore are an Apples to Orange comparison. Given that The Netherlands has been one of our closest allies for decades and was an original founding member of NATO, them deciding to halt a US takeover on "national security reasons" would be shocking. I'd also argue that this deal would probably have gone through if Broadcom was a dutch entity.
- _fizz_buzz_ 9y agoSingapore and the US also have a very longstanding relationship.
- njarboe 9y agoSince Singapore came into existence in 1965, I'm not sure any countries relationships to Singapore are very longstanding (well, maybe Malaysia's).
- xkjkls 9y agoTrue, I'm not saying Singapore isn't an ally. They just have much more hedged relationships with the US than a country like The Netherlands, who we've managed to fight two World Wars with.