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Europe Must Choose Between Power and Dependence

8 points vincvinc 2 hours ago 10 comments

1293816 1 hour ago | parent

The only thing I agree with is that the EU should get stronger militarily.

The rest of this article is neocon/industry hogwash. Hegseth instructed the EU in 2025 to get stronger and finance the US proxy war in Ukraine.

The article also panders to big business by promoting AI. It mentions none of the issues that populations face in the EU (housing, immigration. inflation).

One wonders who buys his Substack subscriptions ...

watwut 1 hour ago | parent

1.) Hegseth can not "instruct" EU.

2.) The Ukraine war is not US proxy war, after all US is not supporting Russian invasion. That war was started by Russia because Russia wants to expand and steal other countries.

123agf 58 minutes ago | parent

Oh yeah? UK defense minister Healey:

https://www.politico.eu/article/pete-hegseth-john-healey-eur... (2025)

"You challenged Europe to step up. You challenged us to step up on Ukraine, on defense spending, on European security,” he said. “And I say to you that we have, we are and we will further."

You can look up the corresponding YouTube video and be amused by Healey's servile and submissive attitude when talking face to face with Hegseth.

andriy_koval 36 minutes ago | parent

Why do you create separate account for each comment?.. Some glitch in automatic tool?

pixl97 27 minutes ago | parent

I've been seeing a crap load of comments from new accounts like this on politically charged threads. Must be some botnet campaign.

yetihehe 29 minutes ago | parent

A lot of Polish politicians also challenged Europe to step up. Is it then a Polish proxy war?

hdgvhicv 47 minutes ago | parent

Europe needs to ensure its defence spending is in Europe, not buying stuff from other countries. Yes it as an opportunity to re industrialise.

andriy_koval 38 minutes ago | parent

> US proxy war in Ukraine

how its US proxy war?

schainks 25 minutes ago | parent

There is a clip from either the Daily Show or Last Week Tonight of US presidents going back to the 90s telling EU leaders to get their shit together when it comes to defense and sovereignty.

Also what do you mean US proxy war? I don't get that part of your post