[vanmorrison]

The problem with all of this European anti-US nonsense, and Hansen points this out, is that, for some unfathomable reason, the leaders of OUR COUNTRY have allowed these gutless and ungrateful SOBs to continue to use the blood of American soldiers to protect their sorry asses time and again, with no negative repercussions whatsoever to their security and economic interests. This is what blows my mind!

We Americans have allowed this to happen! We can't blame this on the Europeans. We do this to ourselves. After WWII, we dumped trillions into the European rathole with the Marshall Plan, American bases, and NATO support, and for what? Even now, it is very unlikely that Bush, who at least recognizes this, will remove our troops from our bases in countries that use our forces to protect themselves, but who take big s--ts on the very soldiers who have to die to provide this protection.

Over one hundred thousand American servicemen have died in wars large and small, all over the world, since 1945 to show solidarity with these misbegotten and unreliable allies, whose troops never show up in sufficient quantity to make a difference when the s--t hits the fan and bullets start flying. Yet we continue to provide protection and support to these Quislings over and over and over again. Whose fault is this? "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!"

...And JohnEffinKerry is ahead in the polls!

[MEG33]

We did help Europe,but a stable democratic Europe was better than a communist/USSR controlled Europe.You may not remember the threat of the USSR,but I do.

We helped Europe and we are helping Iraq,for a just government in the middle of that part of the world may encourage others to emulate self governance,representative government,economic stability.

[MEG33]

I forgot to add ,it is time they arm and protect themselves.

[Tallguy]

We Americans have allowed this to happen! We can't blame this on the Europeans. We do this to ourselves. After WWII, we dumped trillions into the European rathole with the Marshall Plan, American bases, and NATO support, and for what?

2 words: Forward Defense.