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minus-squareWispy2891@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoAll the American politicians that managed to persuade foreign states to voluntarily join an “alliance” where one “ally” is dominating everything, decisions, how much land for bases and so on, are all rolling in their graves now
minus-squarejjpamsterdam@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoThe greatest trick the United States ever pulled was convincing the countries in its sphere of influence that they were allies on equal footing.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThey probably didn’t need much convincing given they really needed American money.
minus-squareTheLunatickle@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year ago*Guns not money, they needed time to recover before Russia did a Russia again and invaded it’s neighbours.
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoTrump is a fiddle with two strings. One is extortion, and the other is the rug-pull.
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoBack when Russia/Soviet Union still had actual power it was a much better deal for Europe.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAlso back then European countries couldn’t really choose, the US called the shots
All the American politicians that managed to persuade foreign states to voluntarily join an “alliance” where one “ally” is dominating everything, decisions, how much land for bases and so on, are all rolling in their graves now
The greatest trick the United States ever pulled was convincing the countries in its sphere of influence that they were allies on equal footing.
They probably didn’t need much convincing given they really needed American money.
*Guns not money, they needed time to recover before Russia did a Russia again and invaded it’s neighbours.
Trump is a fiddle with two strings. One is extortion, and the other is the rug-pull.
Back when Russia/Soviet Union still had actual power it was a much better deal for Europe.
Also back then European countries couldn’t really choose, the US called the shots