What Is It With The Fickle Europeans' [Leaders]? Do They Think They Can Do Foolish Things and Never Be Held Accountable By Reality?

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"President Donald Trump is now trying to say, you know, we’re using all of our assets to disarm this common threat to the West. Could you just send a few ships to help us, you know, patrol the Strait of Hormuz? And they’re reluctant.

This gets back to the United States, who pays an inordinate amount of the NATO budget. And it keeps having to, you know, to harangue and hammer. “Please, please defend yourself. We are here to help you, but we’re across the ocean, 3,000 miles away. And this is in your interest. You know, this is the third time Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.”

So, don’t they have a fear of Iran? I mean, there was a joint missile defense project. Obama canceled it, in that infamous quid pro quo hot mic conversation where he made a deal with the Russians to give him space so he could get reelected. He would dismantle the Czech and Polish project to have missile defense. That was primarily for the protection of Europe. The United States was going to pay a great deal of it. Protection from Iran.

So, what’s going on? What explains this European schizophrenia? That they want to be an ally, but they don’t want to be an ally. They’re scared to death of a nuclear Iran, but they don’t want to do anything about it. They want the United States to handle it, but they want the United States to handle it and keep them out of it.

But most of their oil comes from the Middle East or North Africa. So, they are adamant that they want the supplies, reliable. They want the Strait of Hormuz open. They want the United States to ensure that. They want the United States to clear the Red Sea of Houthi attacks. We know all that, but they’re not there when we need them at all. And a very, you know, a very reasonable request.

And so why is this?"
SOURCE URL: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/victor-hanson-what-it-fickle-europeans


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  • Posted by Dobrien 3 hours, 4 minutes ago
    They the Urinepeon leaders mentioned are all controlled by the Deep State. Iran was a deep state proxie. Ment to keep forever wars on going. It will be a grand day when they are deplaned.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 10 minutes ago
    The "fickle Europeans?" My dino dictionary defines them as wimped out cowards who opened their gates to Muslim hordes who want them to convert or cut their own throats~~which they've already done to themselves anyway.
    Yesterday I read that Muslims won't even allow Brits to have dogs anymore.
    What won't be allowed next in the once Great Britain's own country? Keeping their heads? Invite in evil and it will take over every time.
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