This Means War

[Louis VI the Fat]

What the heck is a "military style trade war"?

It is the difference between using diplomatic leverage to promote business interest, that is, business as usual, and a diplomatic scandal, that is, the subject of this thread.

Washington is exposed as a government-for-hire. (Yes nothing new, but like all the other leaked cables that are 'nothing new', something still is exposed in broad daylight). Are none of the Americans here in the least bit annpoyed that their government is hired by private companies to start trade wars? That is, to use public power for private interest? That is, that the US government is used to take something from the average American to benefit other Americans? I thought you guys were supposed to be allergic to government redistributing wealth...
Why can Monsanto suck on Washington's tit but not some single mother?


As for Madrid - I suppose we needn't consult them then, but should directly ask for the manager in charge in Washington? Might as well, what with Washington being informed beforehand what Spain is going to vote when. Bunch of clowns. This rubbish is expected of Rome, and is why nobody takes Italy seriously.
What's the matter with all these weaklings? A century ago we ruled the universe. Now Europe is a continent of subservient wussies. Bunch of spineless dhimmis. Only France dares to formulate an independent policy anymore.