What strikes me about 🇺🇸 #Hegseth's remarks:
- He speaks explicitly of a ‘division of labour’ between Europeans (in Europe) and 🇺🇸 (in Pacific); European security is the task of the ‘European members of NATO’.
👉 European strategic autonomy is now the official position of the 🇺🇸
- He speaks explicitly of a ‘division of labour’ between Europeans (in Europe) and 🇺🇸 (in Pacific); European security is the task of the ‘European members of NATO’.
👉 European strategic autonomy is now the official position of the 🇺🇸
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Don't give a penny to what would be a supportive U.S. approach to a European strategic autonomy : their defense industries and the U.S. Government will be more agressive than ever for the Europeans to buy their products.
👉🇺🇸 is not saying ‘buy US weapons’. They're explicitly saying: ‘strengthen your OWN industry’. Europeans should take note.
to be invalidated here.
In the interests of 🇺🇸 global strategy, good transatlantic partnership and European security, the ONLY conclusion is: strengthen our OWN defence.
👉A €500 Billion🇪🇺 defence budget would be a good start.