Uncertainty Over U.S. Troops in Europe Sparks Anxiety Among Allies

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Are your taxes going to go down then.......?  😂

Have you not read about Trumps 25% tariffs that will affect you Americans......🤣

Trump and Biden had tariffs before. 190 nations have them. Pensioners with no idea should not pretend they have one.

[SLOWHAND225]

9 hours ago, MicroB said:

 

The DoD basically get kit at a discount price. Development is funded by the DoD through programmes, and then they expect a discount, and manufacturers charge a premium to other buyers, who are generally fiends and allies, because only they get the export licences.

 

This sudden enthusiasm for re-industrialisation is good news for European arms manufacturers (Babock, Thales, BAE, Rheinmettal (sp)). Bad news for US arms maker, who were an export success. Costs will likely rise in order to preserve corporate warchests (the defence industry doesn't exactly have a flat revenue profile, and contrary to many assumptions, companies are always trying to work out how they can get out of it, diversify. Its a real pain to go ask the government for permission everytime you send a salesman overseas or invite a customer over for a factory tour.

 

Its a staggering statistic that 60% of Americans in Iraq weren't in uniform. They were contractors, keeping rapidly deployed systems running.

 

What wouldn't surprise me is  the Americans blocking the transfer of American made munitions purchased by Europe to Ukraine. I'd also expect tariffs to be employed for force Europe to buy weaponry.

 

Then there is Starlink. Musk could shutdown Starlink access for Ukraine, but open it up for Russia. But, that will be the death knell for that company, because who would trust it. Its not the only space based internet service based provider in town.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/04/britain-france-plot-replace-musk-starlink-ukraine/

 

 

What a fantasy, aside from the fact that there is NOBODY that can do what Starlink does, Starlink is so much more than the myopic view you seem to have. Hardly a death knell. 

It'd take the french company 10 yrs to get to where Starlink is today, they have a whopping 600 satellites in orbit, to Starlinks 7000+ and only because they bought OneWeb  

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

In which Iraq & Afghanistan had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11.  Nor did they have WMD.

 

Did have plenty of profits to be made, especially since privatizing the war ... GO CHENEY

https://aseannow.com/topic/1325294-politics-pc-un-pc-any-subject-satire-via-meme-or-vid-shorts/page/11/#findComment-19636784

 

There is no question that the Saudis were responsible for 9/11, and they're likely continuing to sponsor terror to this day. If you want to single out enemies of many states, certainly Saudi Arabia is one of them. 

 

And not only is their brand of Wahhabism completely repulsive, nobody should ever be allowed to migrate, if they are a Saudi national, unless they can prove no adherence to that violent and extremist faith. 

[Confuscious]

43 minutes ago, SLOWHAND225 said:

What a fantasy, aside from the fact that there is NOBODY that can do what Starlink does, Starlink is so much more than the myopic view you seem to have. Hardly a death knell. 

It'd take the french company 10 yrs to get to where Starlink is today, they have a whopping 600 satellites in orbit, to Starlinks 7000+ and only because they bought OneWeb  

The USA stole all the scholars from Europe during WW2
Werner von Braun, etc.
Without them you would still be fighting the native Indians with your guns.
Even Elon Musk with his Starlink is not an USA citizen but from South-Africa.
Pathetic Amerucan way of thinking.