I partially disagree. Biden did a behind the back deal to help the MIC. US needs the money for more material, upgrades on existing subs and new subs to be built. There are billions in this deal in the long run. Remember, Biden spent years in congress working for the MIC. He is still working for them.
I’m not saying for a moment there aren’t very real advantages for this for US companies. There are - from that perspective I would say it’s a win-win. America isn’t helping Australia out of a total sense of charity.
But from Australia’s perspective this had to be done more or less in secret until it was ready to be announced, or domestic politics certainly would have derailed it.