Posted on 09/18/2021 7:03:24 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A bottom line for me is repentance in the moment for my past wrongs.
France pulls these sorts of stunts all the time. They can dish it out, but they can’t take it.
I'm not convinced. I've noticed how carefully the French government (and global media types) have avoided commenting on the UK's involvement in this. Heck, it's right there in the name of this deal, AUKUS. Even this article's mention of UK involvement needs to be carefully parsed. "Opportunistic" makes it sound like it was done on a whim, capriciously following the lead of the United States. Although it could also be seen as opportunistic for a post-BREXIT UK to re-assert its Commonwealth connection with Australia and pull the rug out from beneath Macron.
The early articles about this deal mentioned the Brits in a more "central" manner, but since then everything has skewed towards blaming the U.S. and the Aussies. I'm sure the Biden Central Committee puppeteers were happy to play along, since the "Blame the U.S." script is already their daily mantra and roughly adheres to their policy of weakening ties between America and its oldest allies.
Always watch for what they're *not* saying and note when the article is obviously baiting and distracting you - as with the gratuitous swipe at Trump.
They meant it as an insult. They’re saying the UK is not an independent actor, but just a puppet to the US.
Everyone blames Trump.
Biden screwed over our friends with his Afghanistan betrayal too... Lucky for Biden our press is as corrupt as our State Department...
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