Heard their CO2 emissions are expected to be around their peak, meaning they are supposed to decrease from now (give or take some time).
I have little respect for the CCP, but that’s a feat I do respect. Especially given their economic circumstances
Large presences are not really all that necessary. A presence that is in the way and a reason to respond if they are harmed already goes a long way. At least if our government doesn’t cut defense spending again…
Absolutely agree, I think what Trump and his henchmen are doing will ultimately be good for the EU, whether that’s their intention or not. (I think it’s not btw.) What he seems to completely ignore is that it undermines their influence.
If Europe now bets on it’s own chips, military tech and strength, currency, etc., this means the US loose economic and geopolitical weight. And on top of that, the perception of the US as an unwavering ally is lost. The US are now perceived more and more hostile. This means he can expect more opposition from the EU when he tries to do whatever random shit he comes up with.
He’s so incredibly arrogant, he thinks everyone is so dependent on the US that they can’t refuse them anything, now and forever. I’m not sure I’d want to take that bet while I don’t have to.
Of course it’s a construct, you constructed or at least parroted it. It is connecting two unrelated topics as if they where connected, i.e. the US vice-president supporting a facist party and the German chancellor speaking out against it, and the current German government tolerating a facist government in Israel.
At most you can point some the hypocrisy here, although I would to point out that there are politicians who spoke out against Israel, our foreign minister included, and that the situations are completely different. One is about foreign interference in elections and the other is basically about arms deals and inaction.
What is even the point of connecting these topics? Government bad, better vote facist?
I see whataboutism, I downvote
You know, what Trump is doing, pretty obviously even, is trying to extort Ukraine for their natural resources, by threatening to cut support and let Russia do whatever. More even, he is badmouthing their president and parroting Russia’s narrative, opening up the possibility for overthrowing the government if it doesn’t meet his/Russia’s demands. And on top of all that, you can bet your ass he will graciously offer Ukraine to buy US weapons, even if they take the deal. Probably also doesn’t mind doing some business over there, using shock doctrine to its fullest to exploit the Ukrainian people.
This is the kind of peace you can expect from Trump.