Comments by "Aristocles Athenaioi" (@aristoclesathenaioi4939) on "Poland is a powerhouse in the making" video.

  1. The desire by France for a Europe without reliance on North American often masks a desire for France to be the arms dealer of choice to a "European Army." However, with Sweden a member of NATO, France may find that Sweden can offer better purchases terms to other NATO countries than France can. I believe the US should support Ukraine; however, we should realize that many of the large military spending is actually the US transferring ownership of F-16 fighters that the US would have to put in storage otherwise. I expect that the willingness of many NATO countries to provide arms to Ukraine comes with steep discounts on US equipment to replace the weapons given to Ukraine. I suspect we will see a number of African countries who had Soviet tanks now have Bradley fighting vehicles and Stryker systems, which are better suited to the environment of their battles. Keep in mind that selling F-16 at a discount means a larger after market in parts, maintenance services and the sale of more advanced missiles that the F-16 can carry. This is the McDonalds pricing strategy: sell the burger at the cost of manufacture, and make up the profit on the fries, milkshakes and other soft drinks. By the way, the most expensive ingredient in your cup of iced soft drink is the ice because the cost of the energy to freeze and frozen water exceeds the cost of any other component in the carbonated water, the plastic cup, the flavoring syrup. The money to be made from F-16 aircraft sales comes for the external parts and replacement costs. France wants to have that business, but the US has it now. I think Sweden produces more effective and better designed weapons for operation in the European terrain and environment.
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