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Re:Angela Merkel: Europe must take ‘our fate’ into own hands by pikzen on Sunday May 28, 2017 @05:22PM (#14436139)
Because for years, the US enjoyed having NATO as a power projection tool, made mostly for them, is now complaining that the countries willingly letting them set up military bases inside their borders are not paying enough? (Even though it is a target for the future and not right now.)

Because the US just decided that the most important environmental agreement of our generation isn't worth sacrificing _coal_ jobs?

Indeed, it's not surprising. We could have collaboration. Turns out, as usual, the US is fucking up. It's okay, we'll live.

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Re:Angela Merkel: Europe must take ‘our fate’ into own hands by alacombe on Sunday May 28, 2017 @05:28PM (#14436157)
Mentioning the Paris "agreement" in a thread about NATO is a red herring. Moreover, the "collaboration" you mention implies that everybody is contributing fairly, which is not what is happening with NATO (or even the UN) right now.
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