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Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Wednesday slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.

The intervention came during Wednesday's meeting of NATO foreign ministers — which was skipped by Landau's boss Marco Rubio.

Landau, a longtime NATO skeptic who spoke first at the closed-door meeting, told ministers not to “bully” his country’s defense firms out of participating in Europe’s rearmament.

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[–] tomiant@piefed.social 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Wednesday slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers

BITCH YOU LITERALLY TOLD US THAT IS WHAT YOU WANTED.

Get fucked. I don't consider the US allies anyway, we don't ally with fascists.

Edit: i have been informed that I am to ease on the hyperbole, so correction: read the former through a lens of less hyperbole, violence is bad

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They want us to fend for ourselves by buying their stuff.

They are idots but it is the reasonable position from their point of view. What is completely unreasonable is the move away from Europe and toward authoitarianism.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the empire. Economic victory condition a few turns away. Important turns.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"A few turns away" until suddenly the meme of the kid riding a bike shoving a stick in his own spokes.

Well I guess this game is going to be keeping me up all night after all.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Just... One... More... Turn...

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