US trade rep Greer says EU retaliation ignores US national security needs

https://www.aol.com/news/us-trade-rep-greer-says-151156293.html

by raumgleiter

43 comments

  1. “The EU’s punitive action completely disregards the national security imperatives of the United States – and indeed international security – and is yet another indicator that the EU’s trade and economic policies are out of step with reality,” Greer said.

    So they start a trade war, then say it goes against US and International security interests to retaliate?

    Am I getting this right or am I missing something here? Politics are f*****.

  2. What specific US national security needs are being referenced here?

  4. These guys are so pathetic. They really live in some self-centred world with delusions of grandeur.

  6. Security needs? USA requires USA-tariffed countries to apply no tariffs on USA for the USA to feel secure? Internationally secure even? 😀

  7. The Trump trade war with all of the USA’s allies and immediate neighbours and undermining of NATO is a far more pressing issue. Perhaps he should go deal with that before whining about national security implications of something that’s not even relevant to the topic.

    Everything’s ‘national security’ … seemingly including taking over Greenland.

    His government has instigated a trade war. There are consequences to that – quite serious ones.

    We’re basically dealing with twitter trolls, not politicians.

  8. Even the title says it all.
    Retaliation of someone suggest the person who’s complaining actually started it and I’m sure usa was very mindful of EU interests before starting tariffs on eu

    Insane

  9. Us tarriffs ignores eu nations national security concerns.the ability to make money to up defence against a serious threat posed by russia.

  10. >> start mumbling “EU was made to screw over US”

    >> ignite trade war with EU

    >> EU retaliate

    >> ” YOU CAN”T DO THAT TO ME”

    US is basically copy pasting Russian logic right now

  15. Perhaps if they spent less on golfing and more on national security they wouldn’t need the EU to prop them up /s (obvs)

  17. If you’ve never had to experience a narcissist relationship before, here is your first opportunity

  18. We the Europeans don’t ignore US national security needs. We simply don’t care about them.

  19. Is he on ketamine as well?

    The US has launched a trade war on us, what response did they expect from the EU, a bouquet of flowers and a thank you card?

    Are there any adults in that WH at all?

  20. At this point, the US has become a literal joke on the world stage.

  22. Trump’s America is what you get when you assume influence equals power. America is trying to strongarm Europe while assuming they can simultaneously retain their influence over the continent and persuade European nations to take US national security into consideration, but influence rests on respect and the US government has been speedrunning its way to losing all the respect previous governments spent a century building with Europe.

  23. Dear Mr.Greer.

    That’s the whole point. US National Security needs are not the concern of Europe.
    That’s maybe something the US should have thought of before you introduced Tarrifs.

    You’re like the schoolyard bully who has suddenly had the shite kicked out of him, and is now running home to mommy crying “Mom, they hit back. That’s not fair!”

    Karma.

  24. America don’t want to be the world’s police anymore, but they expect the world to show deference to them as if they still were.

  25. US foreign policy with Ukraine ignores EU continental security needs

  26. I mean you can’t argue with the base statement – if I punch you in the face, you punching me back _is_ ignoring my security needs. The problem is that I was basically asking for it.

  27. Pay attention!

    The trade war is non sense.

    Why do it then?

    It is a theater to start ‘having trouble’ with certain countries.

    It is preparing the public for war.

    What public?

    The 20% of americans that are illiterate and the 50% with no more than 6th grade literacy.

    You cannot make an ally into an enemy over night. You need to first get the public into a war mindset.

  28. “But its not funny if you hit me back!!” – 4 year olds on playgrounds. also the US

  29. America turned straight up vile, didn’t even go through the unpleasant phase.

  30. Threatening to leave nato and siding with Russia in a conflict Russia started then putting tariffs on the EU is ignoring European nationals security needs.
    Get fucked.

  31. As I said on a parallel post:

    Coming from an American here… so fucking what? If the US is concerned about its national security needs, then *stop antagonizing allies*!!

    The primary threat to US national security needs is Trump, the spineless Republicans who support him, Musk, and the opportunistic bottom feeders that have been placed in his administration.

  32. Europe was very loyal partner to US until they started to treat us badly. Now we don’t give a fuck about US security needs.

  33. Just wow… the usa has been trampling on European security for 6 weeks now and they start to cry foul because they perceive scalpel sharp targettet actions against their blunt tariff politics a problem for their!!! security needs….

  34. Messaging like this is for internal consumption. Most of their voters are oblivious to what’s happening beyond their borders, and it’s to create a feeling of victimhood and to instill them a sense of “see? Everyone’s out to get us. It’s valiant us versus the bad world”.

  36. Oh, it hurts?
    Good.
    Tell that to the guy that started it all.

  38. Canada have the right idea in my opinion. The USA needs to feel isolated. It’s time to limit their soft power and build up new partnerships in trade, values, treaties etc.

  39. EU retaliation should include the Netherlands threatening to remove export restrictions of ASML equipment to China. They only exist because the US demanded it from the Netherlands.

  40. Like how abandoning Ukraine ignores international security needs for tons of countries in Europe?

  41. Fuck what the US needs, it’s Europe first now.

    You reap what you sow.

  42. Oh no. US administration ignores other countries security needs.

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