re: Trump tells SK they need to pay for missle defense

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You mean buying your friends isn't sustainable?

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If I go to someone and say: I want to trade with you!

And their response is: Only if you pay me a fee every year in perpetuity for the privilege.

That isn't buying from a friend. That's a payment from me, for the privilege of trading with them. With no reciprocity. That sounds more like a vassal state to a suzerain.