@ahrferrier This is certainly in the cards. Europe's defense industry is the new manufacturing job creator and likely will impact US defense jobs as NATO weighs replacing the F-35.
@VolbeckWasRight Most Americans know what a CR is. There have been many government shutdowns.
The longest, the 35-day shutdown of 2018โ2019, was during the first Donald Trump administration.
@ahrferrier Would not bet the farm on NATO survival:
FT: "Europeโs biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continentโs defence from the US, including a pitch to the Trump administration for a managed transfer over the next five to 10 years."
@_FriedrichMerz So far only one Baltic/NATO nation has actively responded to Russia's covert war against the West. That is Finland. Others need to act decisively.
Three years into Russiaโs full-scale war against Ukraine, its outcome will have a profound impact on US security interests, particularly if Vladimir Putin prevails on the battlefield or at the negotiating table.
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@ahrferrier European defense spending needs to improve - yes Germany can do much better- but bullying , Trump saying he would "encourage" a Russian attack on any NATO member failing to pay its bills as part of the mil alliance - makes a mockery of the real need for Europe to defend itself.
@stavridisj@NATO Clearly there still needs to be vigilance on the Baltic - Russian acts of hybrid aggression need to be checked and undersea cables and pipelines monitored because they are quite vulnerable .
@LawAmericanX With all due respect - Harris has never advocated that non citizens be allowed to vote in federal elections.
DOJ suit is about among other things having states use DMV files identify non citizens and not giving those accused the time to verify their citizenship.
@ahrferrier Germany has had a robust economy - but did not invest in its own defense - instead they depending on American troops in country to do the defending. Now, with the east moving further right and feeling like second class citizens after an influx of migrants - it ainโt gonna happen!