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If anything it weakens the alliance against China (by clouding European support) and it doesn’t really matter if those subs sail under Australian or US flag. Th

If anything it weakens the alliance against China (by clouding European support) and it doesn’t really matter if those subs sail under Australian or US flag. This is an arms deal with clumsy politics around it.

option 5y ago
I agree, there should be a stronger Western alliance. Excluding France does seem strange.
- yyyk 5y ago
  If they did not exclude France, the acronym would have been FAUKUS and we can't have that ;-)
  - giggzy2 5y ago
    Brilliant
worrycue 5y ago
Given the EU-China trade deal not sure the US trust the EU to be part of the alliance against China.