Better late than never? I don’t think so. Go back 200+ years ago when Jefferson took on the Barbary pirates. Europeans wouldn’t stand up for themselves. They thanked us afterwards for getting their citizens back.
“They thanked us afterwards for getting their citizens back.”
I don’t think Europe would thank us today if we had just ended WWIII over in their backyard. They are the most ungrateful bunch of $hit masquerading as people I’ve ever seen. I know we would never fail to help them, but I’d like to see us make them pay for our saving their worthless a$$es if it ever happens again. They have very short memories.