Touching rhetoric. Yet reality intrudes. The fact is that if Western Europeans are unwilling to secure their own borders, are indifferent to their own cultural heritage and won’t spend their own funds to fairly finance NATO, they really should not expect Americans to yet again sacrifice blood and treasure on their behalf. Nor should they expect a chronic subsidy of their economies with unfavorable trade deals.
I agree...so much damage to our relationship already done. But honestly: even the rhetorical acknowledgment of America’s WWII and Cold War contributions is a step forward in my book.