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Re:Dutch Align with US Export Controls on Some ASML Chip Tools by cscurmudgeon on Monday January 20, 2025 @02:15PM (#42772009)
> shaking people down for protection money

This is false though. No one pays US money for defense. The 2% spending is on their own industry. The analogy breaks down.

If anything, the US pays to support other countries/allies.

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Re:Dutch Align with US Export Controls on Some ASML Chip Tools by bravo33 on Monday January 20, 2025 @07:05PM (#42774685)
they kind of do though since that money goes into the NATO money pool and purchases weapons with US of A specifications .... ahem I meant NATO Specifications.
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