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That is an apples to pork roast comparison, and you know it. Neither of those two countries were ever part of the European Union. Not joining is a dramatically different choice than unjoining.

Morally wrong to not step aside? That is quite the specific moral code. In this moral code, who is the arbiter of when one is "financially set". Is it a tribunal? A simple figure? Government regulations? the judgement of co-workers? a Lottery? I understand why you might be upset. Not...

Have you offered to leave your job so that others less fortunate than you can work?

If by huff you mean delusional mass psychosis responding to a question that didn't need to be asked, without bothering to understand any element of the problem, then huff it is. Otherwise, they are sitting in a hole they dug nursing the foot they shot.

NATO means US leadership. The JEF is under Brit leadership, comprised of European TCNs. The Brits are being spurned by the US, and is no longer part of the EU. They have lost a lot of relevance for a P5 Nation.....whose nuclear capability is subject to US control. So they have to decide if...

Because after Brexit, they were no longer welcome in EU formations such as the EuroCorps. This gets them bacj in the "Defence of the EU" game, and tied to a specific strategic problem

I would imagine that the JEF will be much akin to the AMF(L) or ARRC committments, which we have made in the past. Both provided a mission thread and theatre to focus training and commitments. I was part of AMF(L) in 3 VP, and part of the Lead Mechanised Battlegroup of the ARRC in 1 RGJ. 1st...

On reflection, the fact that the deal remains in place if Greenland secedes from Denmark may be an indicatator of the "long play". Project 2025 wasn't written for Trump. It is more like a fifth column manifesto to remake the US and the world. It has objectives and patience. Trump has...

That may be true in Trump's addled brain. It s conceivable that hegemony and the Donroe Doctrne is what he is being told.... Having said that, the US already had nearly total basing and overflight rights under the 1951 treaty. What seems to be new (based on what has been announced so far) are...

That is one weak-ass troll.

Good. You have saved time. You have declared it a bad deal before seeing it. Makes sense. Avoids any pesky requirement to judge the thing on its actual merits.. Way better to go just with feels, and not let facts get in the way. I will continue to wait to see the thing before I judge it...

Every single thing posted about this so far is pure conjecture, much of it disingenuous. We have no clue what the deliberate vague term associate member even means. There is exactly zero chance that Canada will become a full member. The process is long and the pipeline is already full of...

Or it could be something else.....

They wear it to get ahead of a trend. Brooks Brothers has already declared bankruptcy after 202 years in operation, so it makes sense to maintain that look until the US completes its journey to bankruptcy after 250 years in business.... :cool:

Must be a different culture with its own ideas of appropriate dress...

Complete strawman. The contract simply needs to reflect the Crown's prerogative to intervene in operations if required for a national security mission.

Custome Consumers move markets. Governments try but usually fail. What do you see as the government's role in "encouraging competitive markets" so that consumers pay less for goods and services they voluntarily procure? Do you want them to intervene in all categories of discretionary...

Should we borrow yet more money adding to our debt and deficit to keep airfare prices lower? No thanks. If you want to fly, you pay the cost. I find it difficult to align myself with the idea that the ability to move around the second largest country in the world in the fastest way possible...

The concept of PPP was relatively new and in vogue at the time IIRC. That was almost 35 years ago. It is of course possible that not only have economic and broader fiscal circumstances have changed, but also the basic framework of these kinds of deals have evolved. Finally, it is also...

And let's not forget the corllorary: Fortuna timidos opprimit.