Subject: Re: More EU views on the trade deal
It's not imminent national need.

Getting more energy online IS an imminent need of theirs thanks to decades of Green policy.

I'm not sure why your expectations are so far out of line with what the situation actually calls for, but this isn't an emergency for Germany.

My expectations? I'm not even sure what you're arguing any more, to be honest.

The current world situation dictates that the US pivot towards the Pacific as the region of interest. That means asking the Europeans to shoulder more of their defense budgets. It means no blank checks from us.

The Europeans, in the face of that, are not going to suddenly be at each others' throats.