One question directly invokes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demand that allies stay "strong, clear, and quiet" in alignment with U.S. interests.

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[–] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately for the US, Trump was elected. Twice. That means US "allies" need to assume a similar character can be elected again in 4, 8, 12… years.

Since establishing a strong independent defence and matching industry takes years, even decades, US allies would be absolutely fool to attempt any "back to normal" process after Trump.

The US arms exportations are to collapse until no one really depends on i. It's only a matter of time before alternatives are developed for every critical piece of equipment.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    US allies would be absolutely fool to attempt any “back to normal” process after Trump.

    They wouldn't be US allies to begin with if they weren't fools

    We've been doing Trumpism since Nixon. Even under Trump, quite a few US allies are openly in favor of this kind of leadership

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Oh the US have played their fare share of dirty tricks alright to their allies, but at least, until now, that was in exchange of a military insurance. And now, that's gone forever. One cannot ask an enemy to wait 4 years so that maybe the next POTUS would honor defense agreements.

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