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“Trump didn’t cut out Europe any more than it cut out the Guatemalans. In both cases, Trump and his team didn’t think they were necessary to the talks, so they didn’t invite them. It is not a plot against Europe: it is yet another demonstration of Europe’s increasing geopolitical irrelevance”
“Trump didn’t cut out Europe any more than it cut out the Guatemalans. In both cases, Trump and his team didn’t think they were necessary to the talks, so they didn’t invite them. It is not a plot against Europe: it is yet another demonstration of Europe’s increasing geopolitical irrelevance”
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May be what Trump thought but ludicrous comparison
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3litnxkpzw22w
https://www.persuasion.community/p/europes-coming-fall
Can someone enlighten me?
Europe is clearly key to any possible settlement - financially, militarily, lifting of sanctions. To me, an obsession with humiliating/chastising Europe is driving this - not pragmatic realpolitik.
https://bsky.app/profile/aphclarkson.bsky.social/post/3litmiv3nk227
• Vietnam ---- 10 years. Cost $ billions. Killed 58,000 Americans. Accomplished nothing.
• Iraq ---- 7 years. Cost $ trillions. Killed 2,000 Americans. Captured and killed Saddam.
• Afghanistan ---- 20 years. Cost $ trillions. Killed 2,500 Americans. Accomplished nothing.
https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminfriedman.bsky.social/post/3lity77o23k2v
US played itself out and should be kicked out of free Europe as a hostile power threatening our security.
And we, Europe, can play along and accept the narrative. Or we can start taking charge of the narrative ourselves.
That goes for every one of us, on a personal, professional, political level.
Here's hoping Merz will step up..
Macron talks, god knows what Starner does but it all amounts up to nothing
Sieht der Rest der Welt (auch Russland) anders. Ohne die Zustimmung der Europäer bzw. polt. Willen gehts nichts in der Welt.
Das wird auch Trump u. andere noch feststellen. Dafür sind USA, China oder Russland alleine in fast allen Dingen zu schwach. Reale Ökonomie ist ein Fakt.
Und Russland? Ist eine große Tankstelle mit Atombomben u. sonst ein Zwerg.
Das ist die unausweichliche Wechselwirkung für die USA, wenn sie Trumps Weg zu Ende geht.
Obendrein wird es zur atomaren Aufrüstung führen.
That worked out just great too.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/26/politics/afghanistan-trump-biden-harris-what-matters/index.html
However, EU is letting itself be pushed around by Trump. Not sure why.
#whattfiswrongwithppl
https://bsky.app/profile/andreashopf.bsky.social/post/3litr2zxkq22c
Meine Sorge ist allerdings, dass DEU auch nach dem heutigen Sonntag nicht ins Handeln kommen wird...
2. Just because Trump excludes Europe from Ukraine negotiations doesn't necessarily follow that "it's yet another demonstration of Europe’s increasing geopolitical irrelevance”. More likely it's a sign of Trump's bending to Putin's will.
At the same time, is it perhaps fair to call out work that is infantile, fatuous, and borderline dangerous in its conclusions as such? Or is criticism of poor work somehow beyond the pale?
What pisses me off is that I didn’t even insult the guy. I wish I had now. Found guilty of something without even having had the pleasure of doing it.
Being insulted by someone with your unique and erudite judgment is a badge of honour…
Irrelevanz ist nicht der Grund.
Wir wissen seit langem das Trump nur 1:1 macht. Alles komplexere ist nicht seine Welt
Europe is neither of those things.
Trump is an idiot, and anyone trying to sane-wash him is either also an idiot, or corrupt.
That is also the reason why Russia and more recently US actively support hard nationalist factions in Europe.
The pretext is to claim falsely that European actions aren't significant.
The deeper reality is Trump removing obstacles to his preference for a dirty deal. It is also about power, to be sure. But intent is more relevant.
It's undoubtedly comforting to cast them as idiots who will soon be the cause of their own demise.
But it's not about America. They don't care. It's about personal power and ego.
Ukraine will survive & win if Europe acts instead of hesitating! The USA is important, but not irreplaceable! And at the victory party, the USA will be right at the back!
The kneeling that Duda has now done in the USA is not helpful.
EU+a few other European Countries (without Russia) have
- much higher population than USA
- comparable or even slightly higher GDP than USA
We should not make ourselves smaller than we are.
We need to unite (as far as possible).
Bet he asks PM Starmer about chances of getting a knighthood!