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Trump administration 2024-2028
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OldSolduer
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Here's the situation - if you're supporting an organization(s) who gladly take your money, hand it over to nations that mean to do you harm or denigrate your nation are you willing to support that organization?
It would be like a charity who takes major donations from a billionaire then giving money to a competitor and then a "fuck you" in the media.
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He could get better.
Halifax Tar
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A cold shower
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Bill Maher has been consistently all over the Dems over at least the past 3-4 years for dropping the ball re: being seen the "party of the fucked over" - or, during his rants, not being seen as such as much as in the past.
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Trump (like at the end of his 1st Presidency) is looking to cut the number of American troops in Europe and get the European NATO allies to subsidize the cost of the troops that do remain.
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A few of us on here have said a few times the Republicans didn't with the election, the Dems lost it by holding on to a corpse for too long and forcing a dud to be their offering.
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The biggest shock to Europe might not be the one coming from the East...
PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries.
Speaking minutes before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has complained that Europeans do not pay enough for their defence, Macron said the continent should spend more.
But he added, in a New Year address to military top brass: "We can't raise debt together, spend more for our defence to subsidise the industry, wealth and jobs of other continents.
"When we say 'let's spend more for our armies', in many countries it means, way too often, 'buy more American materiel'."
France, which has a large defence industry, has often complained when other European Union members have opted to buy U.S. weapons when French or European alternatives exist.
Germany's decision in 2022 to launch the "European Sky Shield" air-defence system with U.S. and Israeli hardware, ignoring a Franco-Italian alternative, particularly angered Macron.
Such concerns have long been dismissed as self-serving by countries that have relied on the U.S. security umbrella since at least World War Two. But Trump's more aggressive stance has made EU members more receptive.
Macron said Europeans should also simplify the European defence industry. Europe has 47 different industrial platforms for its naval industry while the U.S. has only six, he said.The voices of the soldiers are narrated by actors at the request of the military, which reviewed the footage as part of the reporting.
He called for more joint European weapons development, even without French companies in the lead, adding: "We won't always be the European champions. But at least we'll be sure the European champions have a global reach."
Macron said France now had "Europe's most efficient army" and met NATO's military budget target of 2% of GDP, but could not rest on its laurels at a time when the U.S. might withdraw troops from Europe.
As Trump is sworn in, Macron warns Europe it can't depend only on US weapons
PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe's military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries.
Speaking minutes before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has complained that Europeans do not pay enough for their defence, Macron said the continent should spend more.
But he added, in a New Year address to military top brass: "We can't raise debt together, spend more for our defence to subsidise the industry, wealth and jobs of other continents.
"When we say 'let's spend more for our armies', in many countries it means, way too often, 'buy more American materiel'."
France, which has a large defence industry, has often complained when other European Union members have opted to buy U.S. weapons when French or European alternatives exist.
Germany's decision in 2022 to launch the "European Sky Shield" air-defence system with U.S. and Israeli hardware, ignoring a Franco-Italian alternative, particularly angered Macron.
Such concerns have long been dismissed as self-serving by countries that have relied on the U.S. security umbrella since at least World War Two. But Trump's more aggressive stance has made EU members more receptive.
Macron said Europeans should also simplify the European defence industry. Europe has 47 different industrial platforms for its naval industry while the U.S. has only six, he said.The voices of the soldiers are narrated by actors at the request of the military, which reviewed the footage as part of the reporting.
He called for more joint European weapons development, even without French companies in the lead, adding: "We won't always be the European champions. But at least we'll be sure the European champions have a global reach."
Macron said France now had "Europe's most efficient army" and met NATO's military budget target of 2% of GDP, but could not rest on its laurels at a time when the U.S. might withdraw troops from Europe.
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It's an interesting question for Canada, isn't it?
Before the Trump Tariff Tantrum, I was all in for an integrated American/Canadian equipment standard with manufacturing of heavier equipment in the south and more emphasis on smaller item and munitions in the north. I've been trending more and more towards a complete Canadian and comprehensive industry. It doesn't matter to me if it's a US pattern tank or IFV, as long as it is completely manufactured in Canada under licence. We've reached that with the bulk of the ships, I can't see why it can't with the whole range of army equipment. It works in Australia. If the US won't see that our way then I'm sure the South Koreans won't balk at it.
Before the Trump Tariff Tantrum, I was all in for an integrated American/Canadian equipment standard with manufacturing of heavier equipment in the south and more emphasis on smaller item and munitions in the north. I've been trending more and more towards a complete Canadian and comprehensive industry. It doesn't matter to me if it's a US pattern tank or IFV, as long as it is completely manufactured in Canada under licence. We've reached that with the bulk of the ships, I can't see why it can't with the whole range of army equipment. It works in Australia. If the US won't see that our way then I'm sure the South Koreans won't balk at it.
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Ironically forcing European NATO nations to take on more of the burden of defence may have the effect of losing customers for American defence companies as Europe decides to go "Europe First". And as they grow closer together militarily and politically and reduce/eliminate their reliance on the United States to protect them from a declining Russia, the US may find that Europe no longer feels the need to back US interests in the rest of the World. The US could in effect be pushing Europe into being a competitor rather than an ally in an increasingly multi-polar World.
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I disagree with that assessment. The more that i take a wider view of the state of things, specifically the state of the people, I no longer think the Dems could have done anything or ran anyone that could have beat Trump. He is exactly what the majority of the people most want.
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I agree with you, when compared to what the options were.
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No co-Presidents wanted 
www.dailymail.co.uk
Trump's 'ice maiden' chief of staff launches takedown of Elon Musk
Donald Trump 's chief of staff Susie Wiles is making good on her mandate to not tolerate trouble or drama in the president's second term, even if it means icing out Elon Musk.
McG
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We are probably better partnering with European, Australian, Japanese, and South Korean manufacturers if the US has decided it can forego partnership and instead bully its way to greater prosperity.
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No I meant universally. I don't think there is literally a person in the world who could better serve as the lightening rod for America such that they would be a mor likely choice than Trump. I meant that there literally was not an option out there for the Dems to win.
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I'm not entirely opposed to American designed systems. I like the Abrams X and the AMPV albeit I can't see why GD in London couldn't start work on ASCOD-based tracked vehicles. We need a domestic and dependable on-going logistics vehicle plant. Those aren't rocket science. IMHO, Canada just needs to get away from feast or famine whole fleet replacement process to a continuous production plan.
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I'm aware of cross-border water courses. I'm also aware that there was some kind of proposal to divert flow from the Snake River (a major tributary of the Columbia) a while back.
But he keeps referring to either a natural watercourse that exists between the Pacific Northwest and California, or some other infrastructure that already exists and all they have to do is "open pumps and valves" but the Democratic governor of California simply refuses to 'open the faucet'. My question remains - where is that?
He also claims that a lot of California has soil "as good as Iowa" but it is barren because they are deliberately holding back water. On the contrary, much of that land is only made arable by artificial irrigation.
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I could say much the same for the alkali desert I live in, known to some as the Paliser Triangle.
Palliser's Triangle - Wikipedia
All of those green circles are irrigated fields supplied with water from the Saint Mary's Irrigation District, amongst others. The Belly/Old Man River is also fed by the St Mary River and our land is covered with irrigation canals with most of the "lakes" actually being dammed reservoirs.
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I could say much the same for the US prairies. Farming there would be difficult to impossible without the fossil water of the Ogallala Aquifer.
Ogallala Aquifer - Wikipedia
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PS much of the greenery comes from nitrogen pumped into the ground as ammonium hydroxide. That is made from natural gas.
Liquid Ammonia / Ammonium Hydroxide Production Process
Vaisala process refractometer measures the concentration of liquid ammonia after ammonia dilution in ammonium hydroxide, NH4OH production process.
www.vaisala.com
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I don't know but perhaps this can help us?
EXPLAINER: Where does California's water come from?
An information page on California's water resources and extensive water infrastructure that moves water around the state to cities and farms.
mavensnotebook.com
I do know that west coast governors, with federal encouragement, have been dismantling dams in recent years supposedly to preserve and enhance various fish stocks. I find it peculiar behaviour in a part of the world that has been warming for 12,000 years and losing glacier fed rivers for an equivalent period.
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