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> it was transparently obvious that the idea of minimum spending commitment to NATO was intended to prop up the US arms industry ...to Trump. European leaders
by benterix 5mo ago
> it was transparently obvious that the idea of minimum spending commitment to NATO was intended to prop up the US arms industry
...to Trump. European leaders took it literally: since the USA stopped being a reliable partner, Europe needs to depend on itself for protection. It makes zero sense to buy American weapons if you can produce/purchase them on the continent.
- vrganj 5mo agoThey knew what Trump meant, but this way they could agree at a surface level to keep him happy, while actively distancing themselves in reality.
- embedding-shape 5mo ago> It makes zero sense to buy American weapons if you can produce/purchase them on the continent. And if you can't, the better option still remains to try to keep it "local" and not rely on very far away "partners".