NATO’s top commander says European allies have mostly filled gaps left by the U.S. reducing its military contributions to the organization's crisis plans.
  • abbadon420@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    This is a good thing for Europe,not so much for the US. Weird that the US is the one initializing this change.

    • TommySoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      4 months ago

      Along with the dollar being the standard for a lot of international trade, the military assistance provided by the US is one of the biggest reasons for their international power. Like, without those what does the US have to offer the rest of the world that aren’t just shitty tech companies that suffer from extreme enshitification.

      • BlindPenguin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        And the main reason that the US is able to provide that assistance is by having bases in forward positions. Without those, it’s a lot harder to project military strength or bomb schools.

        • Ann Archy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

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    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The problem with constantly lying to people to keep them voting for your party is eventually people that believe those lies might get into power.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 months ago

      That’s not what this is from my understanding. NATO countries are picking up the tab on the US defense industry, that’s exactly what Trump wants. Now if they were doing this with their own home grown industries then that would be a totally different story.