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re: Prime Minister of France: US lying about Australian defense pact.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:33 am to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:33 am to RogerTheShrubber
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RogerTheShrubber
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Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:36 am to UndercoverBryologist
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And the French didn’t support the Iraq War.
Oh no, we can’t have an ally that thinks for themselves and won’t blindly follow all of our foolhardy imperial adventures that create more problems than they solve.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:38 am to Mo Jeaux
Let's call this what it is, a transfer of our best nuclear technology to China via Australia.
China owns Australia even more than they own the democrats. As hard as this may be for some to swallow it is the truth.
China owns Australia even more than they own the democrats. As hard as this may be for some to swallow it is the truth.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:38 am to UndercoverBryologist
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There have been a fair share of bumps in the road in US-France relations.
And our closest ally in the year 2021 was once our most hated enemy. France and Britain were at each other's throats for a thousand years and now enjoy close ties. There are bumps in the road in every alliance.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:39 am to Mo Jeaux
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Oh no, we can’t have an ally that thinks for themselves and won’t blindly follow all of our foolhardy imperial adventures that create more problems than they solve.
My point isn’t that the Iraq War was good. (It’s wasn’t.) My point was that we’ve pissed off the French before. (And even went to war against them in the Quasi War.) My point is that once the French PM has done the requisite grandstanding to placate his pissed off constituents, the US and France will smooth this over and it will be forgotten about in a few years, just like every other issue we’ve had with them.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:40 am to jpatrick
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Let's call this what it is, a transfer of our best nuclear technology to China via Australia.
China owns Australia even more than they own the democrats. As hard as this may be for some to swallow it is the truth.
This is a concern, although I figure they probably already have it from our politicians that they’ve bought off.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:42 am to kywildcatfanone
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Biden is great isn't he
Since when is upsetting France a negative reflection of a President?
Australia seeks best defense against China's south sea prowess, and France does not offer it...free market, no?
I say yes.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:43 am to Mo Jeaux
Don't forget 10% for the Big Guy. This is just more corrupt, arrogant, bumbling from the people in charge.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:49 am to Joshjrn
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If Trump had done this, the PT would be living it up, talking about The Art of the Deal, how great it is to have a president who is America First, and asking everyone if they are tired of winning yet.
Probably true. But this cuts both ways.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:52 am to pbro62
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You are a dumb frick
Aw, did my post make your morning badsad?
*pats your head*
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:53 am to RollTide1987
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Instead, he's (Biden) managed to piss off our closest ally (Britain) in regards to how we handled the withdrawal from Afghanistan and our oldest ally (France) in regards to this new agreement between ourselves, the British and Australia.
You know who Biden will never piss off? China.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:56 am to SoFla Tideroller
quote:Truth.
You know who Biden will never piss off? China.
This idea that this is so the US can be the China policing force in the Pacific is hilarious.
There is nothing to support that claim.
Hell, Biden couldn’t even muster enough energy to condemn the imprisonment and genocide of the Uighur population, calling it a “cultural difference” instead.
Expect the same sort of reaction when China makes its move on Taiwan.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:58 am to Joshjrn
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If Trump had done this
If you weren't an idiot you wouldn't make shite up.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 9:58 am to UndercoverBryologist
Lol they are pretty pissy about this.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 10:04 am to junkfunky
If he wasn’t biased he wouldn’t make shite up
Posted on 9/19/21 at 10:10 am to retooc
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Probably true. But this cuts both ways.
Absolutely, which is why I spent a near decade going after liberals who tried to give Obama a pass on his drone attack hobby after harping about Bush 24 hours a day.
Posted on 9/19/21 at 10:12 am to NIH
Multiple Trump supporters on this thread have acknowledged that they would have cheered Trump had he made this move. But sure, I’m just horribly biased
Posted on 9/19/21 at 10:14 am to UndercoverBryologist
America is back and building back better
Posted on 9/19/21 at 10:35 am to Mo Jeaux
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Well, over the past 30 years, there has been a struggle between the old Gaullist school of foreign relations and a younger group that was more open to firmer relationships with the Anglosphere. More express defense pacts, other than NATO, were a result of the younger school beginning to win out in some ways. The proposed deal with Australia was also part of one of these pacts. Our interest in promoting this younger school was wanting France’s help with things such as European immigration issues, terrorism, particularly in Africa, and a more firm stance against China.
This is a good summary of the factional divide in French politics, but there is also an aspect related to Alstom SA and their nuclear turbine technology, a bribery charge by the US, and the acquisition of that specific division by GE in 2014 at a fairly low price. The French felt hard done by then, and the stipulation that these new subs are nuclear adds to their internal suspicion that the US acted less than honestly with regard to the Alstom case. The timescale involved between all these events suggests little civilian involvement and is more indicative of how security apparatuses in these countries interact.
Whether it is in the interests of each of these individual countries is a different story. The 'countering China' reasoning seems it is going to be a popular excuse for the governments to justify spending on military hardware, but given the strategy of Chinese investments in Australia and other key regions, countering with just military contracts doesn't seem like it would work long-term.
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