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    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 16 11:08:06 2021
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    Biden riles US Allies

    Now, a few months later, we have Great Britain (our number one
    ally) saying we screwed them and that they can't rely on us,
    and India and Taiwan wondering if we are reliable, and now
    we have another major player, France, not happy.

    From Reuters:

    France accused U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday of stabbing it in
    the back and acting like his predecessor Donald Trump,
    after Paris was pushed aside from a lucrative defence deal that
    it had signed with Australia for submarines.

    The United States, Britain and Australia said they would establish a
    security partnership for the Indo-Pacific that will help Australia
    acquire U.S. nuclear-powered submarines and scrap the $40 billion French-designed submarine deal.

    “This brutal, unilateral and unpredictable decision reminds me a lot of
    what Mr Trump used to do,” Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told franceinfo radio. “I am angry and bitter. This isn’t done between allies.”

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  • From Jeff@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 17 09:47:57 2021
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    On 16/09/2021 19:08, a425couple wrote:
    Biden riles US Allies

    Now, a few months later, we have Great Britain (our number one
    ally) saying we screwed them and that they can't rely on us,
    and India and Taiwan wondering if we are reliable, and now
    we have another major player, France, not happy.


    The French have never been a reliable ally, unlike GB and AUS, both of
    which are very happy with the deal!!

    Jeff

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