There’s a lot of outstanding orders for F35s from EU countries. No idea if it is possible to weasel out of them, and if the sunk cost wouldn’t be too high to make it politically viable…

Bush junior’s first term was a blip. His second one should have been enough to look for other partners.

As a Belgian, understanding Belgium is indeed a challenge! (Most of us don’t) If you mean understanding the Belgian language, that’s even harder, because there is no such thing.