The issue is also used as a tool by the EU to assert itself even more politically over national states towards full federalisation. In that sense, "escaping American technology" is not the key: It may not succeed but the political aims may still be achieved. If you read the article you'd think the EU is a country and there is barely a mention of any European countries, and still only to lump "France’s AI data centre ambitions" with the EC's initiave (which might actually be reasonable since Macron seems determined to "share" everything...)

> what sort of whiplash will we have if a democrat gets in next time?

Hopefully the lesson is learned from the last time a democrat got in and proclaimed that "America is back (1)": That the USA is a part-friend time at best, inconstant, not a dependable full-time ally. Plan Bs are needed, since when someone fools you twice, you can't get fooled again.

No-one is saying that this will be quick, easy or 100%. They're saying that it's a necessary direction. Claiming that it's "impossible" doesn't refute the argument that it is necessary. "necessary but very hard" is a likely summary.

1) https://apnews.com/article/biden-foreign-policy-g7-summit-mu...