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I have a subscription to a French newspaper (my hometown), and today there is an article about the fact that the French automaker Renault is going to start producing military drones in two of its factories.
https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/entreprises/renault/renault-va-produire-des-drones-aeriens-militaires-dans-des-usines-francaises-35548f8e-f557-11f0-9160-764ed90b3d12
The goal is to ramp up production to help Ukraine, while also modernizing French defense capabilities with modern military drones.
Trump is stimulating the European military industrial complex. Europe is also seeking alternative trade deals with the rest of the world, seeking to disengage from the United States.
Trump, true to himself, will manage to tank our country like he tanked every business he has run, including casinos.
In a decade from now, Europe will rival the US in terms of military power. They already are on our footing economically if they band together.
Fiendish Thingy
(22,222 posts)DavidDvorkin
(20,505 posts)And you don't have to know much history to know about that!
Coventina
(29,252 posts)(kid lit doesn't count)
GoneOffShore
(17,990 posts)artemisia1
(1,494 posts)LymphocyteLover
(9,425 posts)and he probably read it since he's uses so much Hitlerian rhetoric
AntiFascist
(13,740 posts)Chi67
(1,275 posts)But if we invade Greenland, which will also activate Canada under NATO, then I think we could definitely be facing invasion from Europe.
Here's the thing though- tons of civilians and US vets would help European forces bring the administration down.
liberalla
(10,865 posts)wiggs
(8,702 posts)Cha
(317,228 posts)me that's what PEDO Nazi & Puppet Master are gunning for.
Cha
(317,228 posts)Best for France and Europe... All Democracy Loving Countries.
Mahalo, drray
liberalla
(10,865 posts)I hate that we are doing this to them/NATO.
BurnDoubt
(1,537 posts)Making the World a more volatile place.
What is wrong with you if you think this is a good thing?
The World was a much, much better place under the Sane President, Joe Biden.
Cha
(317,228 posts)Country and Democracy.
There's Nothing "wrong" with those who are grateful for this.
Paladin
(32,331 posts)It's been a few generations since the last time, but there's still plenty of evidence in Europe of the sort of damage a crazed, self-centered, unchecked autocrat can do.
Renew Deal
(84,718 posts)But better late than never.
KPN
(17,152 posts)is simultaneously destabilizing the globe. Trump sees global order as a Game of Thrones. Europe is taking a very wise step in rearming itself.
Bluetus
(2,350 posts)Looking at the Ukraine war, we see that Russia, like the US, is locked into a vision of warfare that was outdated 50 years ago. Ukraine is using modern drone technology in a way that has a 100:1 advantage in terms of cost and effectiveness. It is noteworthy that Europe is scaling up production of drones while Trump is still thinking in terms of battleships and billion dollar fighter jets.
spanone
(141,097 posts)bluestarone
(21,341 posts)SHAME on us.
Buddyzbuddy
(2,195 posts)by just threatening to steal Greenland. Pootie must be pissed.
BidenRocks
(2,846 posts)All the military bases will be covered in swarms of drones, effectively closing the field. cratering if necessary to make sure. Only cargo planes leaving full and arriving empty are allowed.
Ask Putin how you can beat a drone assault. Good luck!
Next are the air tankers. Without them there is no attack. Give them a hostile escort out of NATO airspace.
Sell some securities to help chump crater our economy. I support anything you do to hurt this wayward country.
One last thing? Get the fuck out of Greenland. No more Pituffik.