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  • MBech@feddit.dk
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    5 days ago

    Sure they’re increasing their defense spending. But not really in the interest of USA.

    USA wanted european defense spending to increase for multiple reasons:

    1. To funnel european money into the american military industrial complex.
    • This isn’t happening right now. Europeans are prioriticing european contractors.
    1. To fight in american wars of agression around the world.
    • Fat fucking chance when USA is threatening wars of agression against NATO countries.
    1. To defend against Russia.
    • With Putin owning Trump, this is now against Trump’s interests.
    • While the threat from Russia is pretty big, they’re not in any way in a position to fight anything bigger than Ukraine.
    • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      5 days ago

      Or, hear me out, maybe the Americans simply didn’t want to pick up the tab for European defense.

      Russia is a much bigger problem for Europe than for the US.