c/europe · by Suriel@lemmy.world · 182d

A strange statement from the US ambassador to NATO. He compared allies to children

https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/swiat/7,198075,32587570,dziwna-wypowiedz-ambasadora-usa-przy-nato-porownal-sojusznikow.html

We want to make NATO stronger," U.S. Ambassador Matthew Whitaker said in Berlin on Monday. The diplomat also compared the allies to children. "We want you to grow up and become who you can be," he added, addressing European countries.

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ekZepp@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 182d (2 replies)

I'm scared of the sexual implication, considering the alarming number of pedophiles in that administration.

SolacefromSilence@fedia.io · 11 pts · 182d (1 reply)

Def sounds like they're making plans for their "allies" to be fucked.

plyth@feddit.org · 1 pts · 182d

One simple question: Will the US accept losing their hegemonial power when China takes the technological lead?

If the answer is no then wars have to be fought. China has one big ally. Who is going to fight that ally?

saltesc@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 182d (5 replies)

The other NATO nations just kicked the US's arse in the latest war games. But that usually happens.

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 182d (4 replies)

Oooh, link?

saltesc@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 182d (3 replies)

https://defence-blog.com/u-s-military-falters-during-arctic-exercise/

Reservists, no less.

“Exercise commanders had to ask Finnish reservists, the most formidable Arctic warriors, who were playing the role of invaders in the war games, to go easy on the Americans,” the source said. “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans as it was embarrassing and demoralising for them.”

Some snowflakes still melt in the North Atlantic and Arctic.

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 182d (1 reply)

Reservists, no less.

The finnish arctic reservists aren't exactly like most reservists though. Finnish reservists are more like "Veterans who can't manage to retire", and anyone who voluntarily lives in the arctic is already certifiably insane.

But that's still funny as hell

saltesc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 182d

Yeah, I think between the performances of England, Finland, and Norway, security in the North Atlantic is best if the US stays away from Greenland.

Edit: I'm also reminded of a story my New Zealand fri nd told me when he had just joined the Australian Airforce as a foot soldier for base defence.

In preparations for Afghanistan, the US would train in Australia with them. He took out an entire group of marines because "You could hear them a mile away". So there he is only a few months in the forces, walking up to a group of marines to tell them they're all dead, they called in an airstrike a few hundred metres out.

verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 1 pts · 182d

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Kissaki@feddit.org · 3 pts · 182d

"What President Trump is trying to do is to balance and shift the burden of Europe's security to European allies, instead of to American taxpayers, plumbers and hard-working people in my home state of Iowa and other states,"

After the first half I would have commented "coping or lying", but with the second half - yeah, they're definitely lying. It's their default, their standard lying. Publicly saying one thing, and doing entirely unrelated or opposite things.

This should always be called and labelled what it is. Not strange remarks, irritations, or whatever. Manipulative, oppressive lies, manipulation, propaganda. Their lying and doublespeak is just like Putin. And in terms of actions, we must not expect anything else, no more trustworthiness or reliability.

Kennystillalive@feddit.org · 2 pts · 182d

Going from the title only: " That's why Trump is so hell bend in molesting them!".