Comments by "Luredreier" (@Luredreier) on "John Coogan" channel.

16:03 Canceling the contract for the submarines wasn't the problem. The way it was done, keeping Europe completely I'm the dark and destroying multiple European geopolitical, economical and diplomatic plans and also showcasing US continued tendency towards treating the EU more and more as a adversary instead of an ally is what pissed us off. The announcement may have interfered with the election in France. It humiliated the EU that was simultaneously publishing their long term plans for the region (where Europe does have territory and interests). And it undermined NATO. Also, this was back when there was still quite a bit of issues between the EU and UK due to brexit. Something that didn't exactly help matters. Because essentially this interfered with internal European politics both within countries and between them ass well as with our interests abroad and our economy... So, yes, we where pissed, and not just France. Other Europeans too. US aid to Europe and especially Ukraine after the invasion has patched up a lot of our frustrations with the US, but before that we definitely where not happy with the country... The US was simply not seen as reliable.
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@michaelsnodgrass1808 While their ambitions can be annoying as heck at times, yes, they're actually more reliable then the US on average. That said, they have the same kind of messed up first past the post system that are messing up the political climate in most of the anglophone countries...
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@michaelsnodgrass1808 Consider looking up the video that Perun made about France recently.
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