Summary
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to “wake up” and strengthen its defense in response to Donald Trump’s second-term inauguration.
Highlighting potential U.S. policy shifts, including reduced support for Ukraine and a military pivot to the Pacific, Macron emphasized Europe’s need to reduce reliance on U.S. security.
He called for increased European military spending, robust aid to Ukraine, and guarantees for its security post-war.
Macron’s remarks underscore concerns about U.S. disengagement and aim to prompt Europe to play a larger role in global security.
people insulted the french 20 years ago for being obstinent, arrogant, and pointlessly contrary. French hostility towards America in general was something Americans would mock,
Turns out, the French knew what was up and were probably better prepared for this eventuality than any other of Americas Allies.
And yet they’re on the same path, with no little help from Macron and his ilk.
You can talk for days about how they’re so willing to stand up and fight for what they want… but at this point they’ve gotten very little of it, so their methods seem awfully suspect.