In previously unreported remarks, the U.S. administration warned Brussels that it will retaliate if Europeans “strong-arm American companies out of the market.”
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has threatened to retaliate against European countries if the EU favors domestic weapons-makers in a drive to rearm the continent.
The U.S. Department of Defense objected to any EU effort to limit American arms-manufacturers’ access to the European market and warned that would trigger a reciprocal response.
The administration made the previously unreported remarks in a contribution to a European Commission consultation earlier this month, after the EU’s executive branch requested feedback from governments and industry on European weapons procurement rules.
So let me get this straight. From the US admin we hear.
-NATO countries cannot rely on USA to help them if they need us. -NATO countries should be ensuring they can defend themselves.
But also -You’d also still better buy all your shit from us!
They’re like the stereotypical bully… “Stop hitting yourself”
It’s more like “buy more stuff, also buy it from us”.