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[sferrin]

Are any of those other suppliers currently threatening to invade them?

We're not threatening to invade them.

 

[Josh_TN]

We're not threatening to invade them.

The U.S. is hardly treating them like a five eyes ally since WWII either. There is an open economic war, and while absorption of them as the 51st state is not realistic, the idea of absorption of the U.S. as the 17th province would make the current administration froth at the mouth.

 

[Orionblamblam]

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Looks like it started to tank in mid October, 2024.

 

[Josh_TN]

Looks like it started to tank in mid October, 2024.

I agree with the sentiment that all arms deals are negotiated ahead of time with specific limitations discussed, mitigated, or accepted.

It would also be true that all arms purchases are political and that alternative sources would be used merely to send a message, were a country with a robust production schedule and no strings attached on offer to Europeans.