“If you think we should do it let’s go. I just hate bailing Europe out again,” Vance replied. Hegseth agreed that “I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC.” But, he added, “we are the only ones on the planet (on our side of the ledger) who can do this.”

Miller, the Trump confidant, effectively ended the conversation by saying that the president had been clear. “Green light, but we soon make clear to Egypt and Europe what we expect in return.”

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[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The UK didn't screw anything up, drawing the borders in such a way as to leave entire regions unstable in the long term was the entire point. (Which to be clear is more fucked up)

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 0 points 6 days ago

We've been invaded over and over again. If we can keep the foreigners fighting each other then that means they won't invade us. It's just self-preservation.