>>44998
So where are those 90 billion going now?
Does the USG need a few billions in military contracts? Couldn't it just keep printing money as usual? Rather seems like USUK decided they wanted another fleet of subs in the pacific south, so Australia will follow along whatever their plebs think. Notice the words used by the french official: the "choice" was by USA (its military apparatus, probably eyeing China)
Another crack in the liberal democracy meme and the "independent allies trust me bro" meme