Quote (ferdia @ 12 Mar 2023 06:16)
I dont agree with this I must admit. Ultimately, and I am sorry now, but I dont think the EU is relevant to the US. If you get my meaning. Or rather, they know that the EU is was and will be firmly allied with them (with the EU being the weaker partner, by far).
My view is not just limited to the EU, also the middle east like like Saudi Arabia, for the past 10 years, Vietnam and Phillipines at etc etc
That is where I am also looking at as well. In the past if the US ask the Saudis or mid east to pump oil they will just do it. It doesn't seem so at the moment though.
However powerful the United States is , if they want to down Russia ( Now ) and in near future China. They will need allies and very strong and fervent ones who are willing to give their 200% support.
They can't do it alone. 20 to 30 years back they wouldn't cajole and pull their allies in the way they do now, because the countries they are dealing with is far more weaker than the ones they are facing. i.e Iraq , Syria, Yugoslavia etc etc
And they were really rich with a rather orderly society then.
As weak as the EU is , they are still wealthy. Money is Money ya ? You give me a 100 bucks and send some of your hardware to me is still better than zero.

All of us bear these expenses together.

even if you are unwilling .
But this is just my superficial take.