Translation: We are so used to the US protecting our sorry asses that we don’t want to spend on defense anymore.
A dear friend from Scotland puts it this way: Why should we build _____(military hardware such as Submarines?) The Americans will do it for us!
How about this? “We are so sick and tired of having the USA protect us that we are willing to provoke you suckers into kicking our asses, financially or letting the Russians kick our asses into the 22nd Century.
I submit that we should let this happen!
Suicide is a nasty thing to witness.