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A butterfly in the Amazon rainforest, occasionally flapping its wings a few times, set off a tornado in Texas two weeks later.
This is the classic expression of the butterfly effect.
A new butterfly effect is emerging, and Americans may only think of the beginning, but not the end. It envisioned that China would be angry, but it did not expect that the most angry person was its ally France.
For the United States and Britain to cut a knife behind the back and help Australia tear up the "contract of the century", France is still in a rage.
After the sudden recall of the ambassadors to the United States and Australia, French Foreign Minister Le Dreyon admitted that this was the first time in France's history to recall the American ambassador, "there is a serious crisis between us." There are lies, inconsistencies, contempt, and betrayal of good faith, which confirms that we have become a mess. ”
Note that for the first time in history.
For the first time since the founding of the United States, it has been more than 200 years.
You know, although the United States and Britain are considered to be a special relationship, France is the most enduring ally of the United States. In the American Revolutionary War, France was a staunch ally of the Continental Army, and it was the support of the French that the United States defeated the British colonists to win independence.
The iconic statue of Liberty in New York, the United States, was donated by the French.
The friendship boat of more than 200 years has been overturned, and the French are furious.
This doesn't just mean huge losses. The submarine contract between France and Australia, with a total value of $50 billion and also said $66 billion, has different statistical calibers, but one thing is consistent, this is a super large contract, which is of great significance to France.
The French saw through the United States.
Whatever doctrine is, in fact, is business. Trump is like this, Biden is still like this. In order to make money for themselves, the Americans have taken advantage of their allies.
The French saw australia better.
What is the spirit of the contract, what is the firm friendship, in order to turn to the United States, Australia can do anything.
So, before leaving, the French ambassador to Australia scolded: Australia has made a huge historic mistake.
How to understand?
The contract was lost, and then it was taken back, and France did not have the strength.
I always feel that from the current posture of France, France will also be wrong, in the next big game.
First, debunk the hypocrisy of the Biden administration.
After Biden took office, he shouted "America is back", which made the Europeans who were overwhelmed by Trump breathe a big sigh of relief.
This is a fact.
But the French are slightly unhappy, and France's series of European independence claims are not out of the play?
Don't worry, the Americans have taken the initiative to send new chips.
A knife in the back of the United States, Britain and Australia did hurt France, but France would be wrong, by expressing anger, so that the French and Europeans could see the hypocrisy of the Anglo-Saxons. It was too unjust, all the allies, to deal with France in this way.
As for the United States "coming back," the United States did come back, but it came back to grab orders with lies and deception.
The angrier France became, the more it was able to debunk the hypocrisy of the United States and Britain.
Second, France wants to change the fate of Europe.
What fate?
We can no longer follow the same path as the United States, and it will be taken into the ditch by the United States.
The War in Afghanistan was like this, europeans paid for troops, and many people died. But the United States did not even discuss, and the sudden withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan left the Europeans devastated. Now, another knife in the back of the French, helping Australia tear up the "contract of the century".
You can take a closer look at what French Foreign Minister Le Dreyon said:
France will reconsider NATO's core interests. The next NATO summit in Madrid will develop a new strategy. When developing a new strategy, it is clear that what just happened will be taken into account.
At the same time, Europe must have its own strategic guidelines, which will be the responsibility of France as it assumes the EU presidency early next year. If Europeans feel that they will still be famous in history, they must unite and defend their interests together. Otherwise Europe's fate would be completely different!
It's actually very clear.
1, Europe is Europe, can no longer follow the United States and Britain. Otherwise, they will not know if they have been sold by the Anglo-Saxons.
2, Europeans want to unite, this is not a Matter of France, it is also a matter of Germany, a matter of Italy, it is our whole Europe that has been beaten in the face by the United States, Britain and Australia.
3, for NATO allies, the United States and Britain can do this, what is the significance of this NATO? Europe should build its own army.
You see, the United States and Britain took a big order, but they were angry with France. NATO cannot be dissolved, but nato's cracks are widening.
Most likely, this would greatly stimulate France to advocate for European independence and build a European army.
This hatred does not repay the gentleman, and this hatred does not eliminate the non-French.
The angrier France is, the better the reasons.
For the United States, it is good to piece together a "small NATO" in the Pacific, based on the United States, Britain and Australia; but in the Atlantic, the original big NATO, people's hearts are a little scattered.
Therefore, we must see the same side of the Western countries, the West is the West after all, this point, we must not have illusions. But we must also see the contradictory side of the West, or that sentence, there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, and some are eternal interests.
What allies, what spirit of the contract, in the face of interests, everything will change, the United States and France will turn their faces, will pry orders; one day, Australia will not turn its face again?
Another loss for the United States is a huge loss of morality and image.
The United States should be said to be the most active defender of global nuclear non-proliferation, and to some extent, it plays the role of the world's police on the Iranian nuclear issue and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
According to BBC statistics, there are only six countries in the world that now have nuclear submarines: the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, and India.
Australia will be the seventh, but the United States and Britain helped a non-nuclear Australia acquire nuclear submarines, which, in the words of the Chinese representative, "is a naked act of nuclear proliferation."
Australia can have it, why can't Iran have it? Why can't Indonesia have it? Why can't there be a peninsula?
Is this a naked double standard? As soon as Pandora's box was opened, the trouble was great.
Don't forget, Australia's closest neighbor is Indonesia, the country with the most grievances is also Indonesia, Australia's population of more than 20 million, Indonesia's population is 10 times that of Australia, is there more reason to have nuclear submarines?
There is no need for China to intervene. Is this safer for Australia? Or is it more dangerous?
In my completely personal opinion, if the United States, Britain, and Australia are doing this, they are also urging China to quickly realize the great cause of national reunification.
A country is the same as a person, when it is critical, it is just a few steps. I got on the thief's boat and wanted to get off, but it was difficult.
For France, there is no doubt that this is an unprecedented humiliation, and it is again humiliated by the Anglo-Saxons, but with the arrogant personality of the French, swallowing it is certainly not the choice, you see, what follows, is round after round of struggle.
There will certainly be compromises, but they will not achieve their goals, and the French will not give up easily, which is indeed related to the future and destiny of Europe. Europe, too, cannot always be a second-rate follower of the United States.
Next, NATO can not stop, Europe is gradually drifting away, nuclear proliferation becomes an indisputable fact, Australia will suddenly find that nuclear submarines may be possible, but national security is more troublesome.
It's a big game, isn't it?
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