In case anyone hadn't noticed, Pax Americana is over. Buying expensive toys from the US as a way of currying favour with Empire serves no purpose, because that empire is crumbling and has been since 2008, if not much longer.
Also the US has spent almost a century preparing for a rematch of WW2, and their weapons systems - particularly the obsolete ones they sell to allies - are mostly unsuitable for the conditions of 21st century warfare.
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On #euro defence spend: To be fair Smart money was on no war. War is not good for prosperity. Any idiot can see that. But the wold created better idiots.
On US weapon system trash: It was quite evident when US sent switchblades to #Ukraine.
x10 times cost, single use drone, at the time whe Ukraine was getting 3 bombing runs missions from an OTS drone.
The US bet on peace too. Developing weapon systems too expensive and too mission specific, reliant on superb logistics and quiescent staging areas for maintenance.
I had a tiny glimpse at the US style weapons development process and it's a corporate welfare scam.
The US department of war is getting back to basics now: riot shields and batons. Tells you who the new enemy is...
...since the US "leadership" looks up to dictators.
