US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-officials-object-european-push-buy-weapons-locally-2025-04-02/
by admadguy
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-officials-object-european-push-buy-weapons-locally-2025-04-02/
by admadguy
26 comments
Based on Trump’s own tactics, if an ally needs something you should blackmail them into accepting a worse deal.
They can “object” all they want – this is a logical consequence of their policies and there is very little they can do about it.
Just there is even less they can do about Europeans and Canadians boycotting American products and services on an increasing scale.
Actions have consequences, morons.
You cant have your cake and eat it, little don don.
When they say “Europe needs to contribute more to NATO” they specifically mean buy more US weapons.
When we increase contributions but spend on Euro weapons they be like “No, no, not like that”
They can shove them in their ass
Also in other news: water is wet.
How about they fuck off?
Idiot in charge did mention providing worse equipment for exports, and EU money securing EU prosperity is on target
It’s almost as if their Dear Leader’s narcissistic sense of entitlement has infected the entire American body politic.
If the trump administration reacts indignantly, we are doing absolutely everything right. Let the current contracts come to fruition, they were already signed beforehand and we, unlike the Americans, stand by our word. But everything we buy from now on should only come from European productions.
Get the canadians on board for a new fighterjet cooperation and lets honor our long lasting friendship with them.
This is how the US has _always_ meant “Europe must spend more on defence” to be taken; what they mean is exclusively that we should spend more money _on American equipment_. They have consistently lobbied against any kind of effort to support European defence industries if it’s to the detriment of the order book of the US MIC. Similarly they consistently lobby against efforts to procure the kinds of enablers like AEW, tankers, SIGINT and ELINT and EWAR that would enable us to operate without their backing.
In the future we’ll open an online dictionary. Under archaic acronyms we’ll find “FAFO” and next to it a reference to this.
>« EU should seek strategic autonomy, we are tired of bailing you out »
> EU starts striving for strategic autonomy by developping their own MIC
>« NOOOO!!! Not like that!!! »
#LOL
And EU objects to the US supporting Russia. If they don’t care about us, we don’t care about them.
Considering Trump’s proven willingness to act like gutter scum…..US weapons flat out aren’t safe to buy.
No idea if they will be adulterated or tinkered with. Trump would absolutely have the weapons fucked with if Putin or Musk ordered him to.
I’m an American and I wouldn’t trust US made weapons or ammunition as long as Trump is in power. Not when a Russian invasion of Europe has a significant possibility of happening.
Well, we´re going to buy locally because national security. I´m sure Trump understands.
Object all you want. If you act like retards expect change
Imagine being _this_ dumb.
MAGA cult: “You need to buy more you pathetic freeloaders!”
Europe: “ok”
MAGA cult: “noooooo, not like that!!! >:o”
Put trade tarifs on everyone, pressuring countries to only buy american weapons. Morons
Trump f-ing said that he would sell Europe substandard weapons because the U.S. may want to fight them one day. Why would they buy compromised American shit? Even if he gets some compliance in the short term, he has fucked these relationships for a long time.
This is f hilarious, so the US is complaining and borderline pleading Europe to not buy locally and keep buying US made weapons? Haha didn’t they wanted to leave NATO? Didn’t the vice president insulted Europe and called us a non democracy? Didn’t the US backstabbed Ukraine by going around them and trying to make a deal with Russia without them on the table? Didn’t the US threaten Denmark with military action if they don’t give up Greenland? Didn’t the US impose 25% tariffs on all European products? Didn’t the US insulted France by saying they’ll be speaking German?
It’s f hilarious how all this is playing out and I hope all these European politicians come together and stop buying American weapons and start producing locally. Too bad is too late for some of them to cancel that shitty F35 jet orders but they could sell them back or take them apart and use them for a new jet hell I’ll go as far as selling them to the Chinese for all we care and see how the US likes to get backstabbed, f hypocrites.
– We demand you spend a lot more on weapons!
– Ok
– Wait, not like that!!!
I LOL’ed. :))
It’s just so confused. Yes you can berate us about ‘getting a free ride’ and yes you can choose to get friendly with our enemy and yes, you can threaten to ‘turn off’ US-made weapons systems if you don’t like what they are being used for. You can even start a trade war with your allies if you want, that’s up to the US administration, that is in your gift.
But if you are going to do those things, you can hardly expect European nations to continue to support your arms export businesses. Even if we still wanted to, the Sword of Damocles element the US has introduced where you can undermine crucial aspects of our defence systems by refusing to support them or even deactivating them…makes it imperative to reconsider future purchases. Either we are allies or we aren’t. US has made its position clear on that, its not what we wanted, but we will proceed accordingly.
*According to two of the sources, Rubio said any exclusion of U.S. companies from European tenders would be seen negatively by Washington,*
You couldn’t make his shit up.
Negatively by Washington? This after they sent Vance over to berate Europe and tell us all how awful we are. But now they want money for US defence companies. How about fuck off!
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