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“And while all of this is happening, America's oldest allies are watching and starting to ask themselves if Washington is willing to do this to Beijing, what will they do to Ottawa or Brussels when interests collide?”
“We're getting ship building cooperation with South Korea. We're getting critical minerals rare earth cooperation with Australia, we're getting tech cooperation... and I think that's a recognition that what we need is really a number of countries of advanced economies that are themselves producers of high technology as well as consumers but really sort of bounding together.”
“We got to lean forward into a world in which not only are we spending more and producing more, but Europeans, and Japanese, and Australians, and Koreans, and New Zealanders are all spending more, and Canadians for sure. I think we’re seeing everybody all around the world of our allies really step up.”
“And I suspect that given how the world has become one step less secure over the weekend, more allies will be inclined to make an investment.”
“There's an article from Wall Street Journal saying US allies rebuff Trump's demand for help opening straight of Hormuz. President Trump is pressuring allies to help open the straight of Hormuz and relive pressure of the global economy and relief. Uh so far most of them aren't biting.”
“So first the US allies have rebuffed Trump's request for support in the straight of Hormuz.”
“President Trump wants other nations not currently involved in this war to join the effort to escort vessels carrying oil and natural gas through the strait... So far no sale.”
“it would rather not get involved, sir... but they said we'd rather not get involved.”
“We don't have the cheaper options that we need to try to intercept these things, particularly at scale, and so we have been caught flat footed in that way.”
“US allies reject Trump's naval coalition to control the Strait of Hormuz. But US allies have hit back, saying simply, 'We're not joining the war.'”
“the Germans are saying point blank, this is not their war... The UK also saying that they're not going to be sending ships. The Japanese saying the same.”