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Is aukus really that bad?
We need to align ourselves with someone, and until recently the US is most closely aligned with our values. Also our heritage makes UK an ideal partner. I despise Trump, but perhaps the alliance will be more palatable after hes dead.
I dislike following the US into every war, but thats part of the deal really.
I think building some expertise around subs is a reasonably good direction.
Personally, I like the French and Canadians much more than the US and UK, but I think these types of alliances run pretty deep.
I didn't know genocide of the natives was the heritage to be proud of.
Lapdogs beating around the bush to say they love supporting war criminals. But hey, you do you.
Seems like a bad deal from everything I’ve read. A very one sided deal too AFAICT. Mayyybe for the geopolitical reason of “we need to treat our big bully ally well or they won’t support us” but TBH I wouldn’t trust Trump helping as far as I can throw his fat orange arse.
Fair enough.
Everyone needs to develop their own opinions. For my own part I know enough about international arms deals to know that I don't know enough about international arms deals to determine whether they're one sided.
I do know that the rare earths deal we got out of Trump is a golden goose that's going to keep laying eggs for many decades.
I don't have any trust of Trump either but he will be long dead before we get a sub.