If you think Europe is a military vassal of the US, I'd suggest a read of the latest US National Security Doctrine.
China, agree.
Russia? Not so much, now the war is 1385 days in - and the US is currently dilly-dally-ing on their stance(s).
> The most stringent ones seems to be that RU has a lot of fiul, gaz and coal and an industrial network spread accross a vast land that's not easy to target,
Very recent Ukrainian drone self-defences prove otherwise - far away russian refineries are not so far away anymore.
And, are very difficult to defend.
Throw in an additional few partisans to mess up the railway system (russian lifeline) and I rather suspect a coup to happen soon.
>Mostly the widespread perception that the USA has betrayed the security guarantees given to Europe, and that the USA isn't a reliable partner anymore.
Mostly the widespread perception that the Trump administration has betrayed the security guarantees given to Europe, and that the USA isn't a reliable partner anymore.
Hardly a distinction worth making; if the USA votes for such unstable and highly egoistic politicians TWICE, it's quite clear they aren't a reliable partner anymore.
Even if they vote in a sane president next, we cannot rely on them in the long run, because the one after that could be a lunatic again.
> “it is virtually impossible for a retailer to match shelf pricing and scanned pricing 100% of the time for all items. Perfection in this regard is neither plausible nor expected under the law.”
I don’t knnow about 'expected', but 'not plausible' is up to the company to get their shit together. My spouse works in retail - nobody has time on the shop floor to change label prices all day.
Some prices change by a few cents, and then a week later, they change again.
If annyone complains, they get the scan-at-the-register price, and then the particular area in question gets a very quick emergency team sent in to re-do all the physical tags.
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