This is a very commonly held idea among Europeans is that somehow the US plan is to hold them down and prevent them from becoming a foreign policy influence and it makes absolutely no sense. Let's review some of the evidence shall we. First, US foreign policy dating back to 1/n
Clinton has been pressing Europe to increase its security spending and involvement in a variety of related activities. You don't gain influence by having a navy comprised of two rubber rafts a couple people in capri pants and champagne hour. Europe can barely cope with the 2/n
Mediterranean because they have not spent money on security related matters. Like it or not, the world is such that unless you have security capabilities you are not a major pole. If it weren't for their military and capabilities no one would care about Russia. If US is 3/n
is trying to keep Europe down by telling them to actually by boats and planes that can do stuff then it is a masterfully devious plan. Second, part of the reason I advocate lowering US military involvement in Europe is that Europe is never going to take its own security 4/n
Seriously when it is effectively outsourced entirely to the US. They don't have to bear the costs or risks but they still get to do things like cut deals with Russia left and right. Europe is the sovereign equivalent of living in in your parents basement and complaining 5/n
When they want you to pay rent and get a job. It's more fun to play video games with you drug dealer friend. Third, forget the geopolitics and focus on the technical specifics of the Huawei question for Europe. We know Huawei has zero day, hard coded entry points, and links 6/n
To the Chinese military and intelligence. Forget geopolitics: is it a good idea to let them control your telecom systems? If you are making this decision to express your anger with the US, then yes, you deserve to be a second rate power living in your parents basement.
