Subject: Re: More EU views on the trade deal
Let's put it this way. Putin's been doing every boogeyman thing every European Cold Warrior said the Russians would do for 44 years from 1945 to 1989. What's the continental response been?

To make sure that their bargain with the U.S. - we supply a huge part of the defense in exchange for being in charge of Europe's military theater - holds up. Which is the smart thing for them to do.

If we break that bargain, as we seem to be doing? We'll get to stop providing a huge part of their defense, but then they'll develop their own full-bore military capacity, and almost certainly stop letting us be in charge of Europe's military theater going forward. Which....seems like a bad thing for us?