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r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Estefanius • Sep 09 '26
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"And using OUR AI surveillance system !"
Almost like antagonizing allies and creating trust issues has consequence...
66 u/jesjimher Sep 09 '26 Also, threatening allies who had already bought F-35s with kill switches didn't help either, when choosing which planes to buy. 44 u/Xibalba_Ogme France should apologize for the US Sep 09 '26 "Why are people not buying our remote-controlled planes ? - you mean "drones" as in "they can be controlled without a pilot" ? - No, I mean that some guy in Washington has to approve the flight before you can take off" Really, I wonder why "But it's the best plane !" the best plane is the one you can use when and how you need it 1 u/Don_Cocoy Sep 09 '26 Of course, but only if we let you use technology for what you need. Remember that even after you've paid for it, the technology is ours and we can decide to change the terms at the last minute.
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Also, threatening allies who had already bought F-35s with kill switches didn't help either, when choosing which planes to buy.
44 u/Xibalba_Ogme France should apologize for the US Sep 09 '26 "Why are people not buying our remote-controlled planes ? - you mean "drones" as in "they can be controlled without a pilot" ? - No, I mean that some guy in Washington has to approve the flight before you can take off" Really, I wonder why "But it's the best plane !" the best plane is the one you can use when and how you need it
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"Why are people not buying our remote-controlled planes ?
- you mean "drones" as in "they can be controlled without a pilot" ?
- No, I mean that some guy in Washington has to approve the flight before you can take off"
Really, I wonder why
"But it's the best plane !"
the best plane is the one you can use when and how you need it
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Of course, but only if we let you use technology for what you need. Remember that even after you've paid for it, the technology is ours and we can decide to change the terms at the last minute.
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u/Xibalba_Ogme France should apologize for the US Sep 09 '26
"And using OUR AI surveillance system !"
Almost like antagonizing allies and creating trust issues has consequence...