“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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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This would be a great moment to remind conservatives as well as everyone in general that the United States has been the only ally that has invoked Article 5 of NATO.

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 days ago

Not sure why they forget this as they try to pretend they are better than everyone else...

It's a joke at this point.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

9/11?

[–] Rin@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And even that shitshow was sketchy asf. I'm not saying it was an inside job but like, it seems like they took advantage of the tragedy to the fullest extent.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They used it to invade countries that had nothing to do with 9/11, while the the Saudis keep being protected.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

Yes.