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> If the EU takes actions specifically designed to hurt the US, do you think the US wouldn't respond in kind? The US has started the trade war against EU alrea

> If the EU takes actions specifically designed to hurt the US, do you think the US wouldn't respond in kind? The US has started the trade war against EU already, with tariffs on steeel/aluminum - assuming they are still active, Trump seemingly lacks cojones to keep tariffs up once others retaliate. Not to say the active hostility against EU, by threatening to annex Greenland (which is currently a Danish territory), open support for Putin in his aggression against Ukraine (which threatens Europe) and so on. At this point the US should be seen as a hostile foreign nation by EU. EU is doing well by tightening the screws against US tech giants. Those companies are possibly a threat to essential infrastructure, and should be treated as such too.

bhelkey 2y ago
> The US has started the trade war against EU already On March 12th the US imposed a tariff on steel/aluminum, the EU responded with an tariff of total equivalent value on US steel/aluminum/agricultural products [1]. This is the core of my point, the US created a tariff against the EU, the EU responded in kind. > the active hostility against EU, by threatening to annex Greenland...[Trump's] aggression against Ukraine Trump has said concerning things about both Ukraine and Greenland and I don't want to downplay that. That being said, the US is currently sending both weapons and intelligence to Ukraine [2]. In fact, he US has given Ukraine more aid than the EU and all of its member states combined (though less than all of Europe combined) [3]. Being the largest supplier of aid, sending weapons and sharing intelligence with Ukraine is clearly not siding with Russia. [1] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_25_750 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_... [2] https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5324926/u-s-resumes-ukraine-military-aid-and-intelligence-sharing-as-kyiv-approves-ceasefire https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5324926/u-s-resumes-ukr... [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crew8y7pwd5o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crew8y7pwd5o

bhelkey 2y ago

> The US has started the trade war against EU already On March 12th the US imposed a tariff on steel/aluminum, the EU responded with an tariff of total equivalent value on US steel/aluminum/agricultural products [1]. This is the core of my point, the US created a tariff against the EU, the EU responded in kind. > the active hostility against EU, by threatening to annex Greenland...[Trump's] aggression against Ukraine Trump has said concerning things about both Ukraine and Greenland and I don't want to downplay that. That being said, the US is currently sending both weapons and intelligence to Ukraine [2]. In fact, he US has given Ukraine more aid than the EU and all of its member states combined (though less than all of Europe combined) [3]. Being the largest supplier of aid, sending weapons and sharing intelligence with Ukraine is clearly not siding with Russia. [1] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_25_750 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_... [2] https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5324926/u-s-resumes-ukraine-military-aid-and-intelligence-sharing-as-kyiv-approves-ceasefire https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5324926/u-s-resumes-ukr... [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crew8y7pwd5o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crew8y7pwd5o