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0 pointsthrowaway4good4y ago0 comments

If anything it weakens the alliance against China (by clouding European support) and it doesn’t really matter if those subs sail under Australian or US flag. This is an arms deal with clumsy politics around it.

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option4y ago· 2 in thread

I agree, there should be a stronger Western alliance. Excluding France does seem strange.

yyyk4y ago

If they did not exclude France, the acronym would have been FAUKUS and we can't have that ;-)

giggzy24y ago

Brilliant

worrycue4y ago

Given the EU-China trade deal not sure the US trust the EU to be part of the alliance against China.

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