Donald Trump’s declaration at the NATO summit that the U.S. had returned to war with Iran didn’t lead to the usual gasping allies or perplexed officials.
If anything, it cemented Europe’s increasing reliance on itself.
As motorcades sped out of Ankara’s presidential place and down the barricaded streets ringing the Turkish capital on Wednesday, a half-dozen European officials said the ceasefire’s end only stiffened their resolve to be less dependent on the American militarily and stand alone.
“After seeing what’s happening in Iran and Ukraine, we first of all, have to build our own military might, and then everybody will respect us: Americans, Russians, Iranians or Chinese,” said a European official. “The more muscles you have, the less political anger you show.”
After seeing what’s happening in Iran and Ukraine, we first of all, have to build our own military might, and then everybody will respect us
I can’t… this is more than braindead. I’m sure all your enemies have so much respect. No one is definitely afraid to attack you/hit you back. I’m from Baltics and I’ve already accepted the fact that I might have to fight Russians. I don’t understand the logic of respecting someone who is coming to attack you. I have vast respect towards Canada tho. They never threaten us, they (we) have always acted friendly. That’s respectable. I would not hesitate to help a Canadian. I would not hesitate to kill an invading Russian, no matter how much more powerful they are.
That’s not the same type of respect
Um, I was assured this war was over. Or have we always been at war with
Eurasi… Iran?Well… I mean, yes. Yes we have.
I guess yelling “open the straight ya crazy bastards!” was not an effective negotiation tactic.
Industrial military complex smiles
“The more muscles you have, the less political anger you show.”
lockheed martin happy
they say it’s “to be less dependent on the American militarily” which is a good thing but he also did threaten to attack Denmark
I can’t believe he used the Trump livery for airforce one.
Actually no, I can believe it.
didnt someone big at NATO threaten Iran alongisde trump
This is crap. Most countries in Europe are vassals of the US Empire. NATO was designed this way specifically.
When European kick US troops out and shut down their hundreds of bases I’ll believe it. Until then its just hot air.
