"When its American ally was attacked in September 2001, Europe gamely offered to reciprocate for US protection in the Cold War, but most European nations lacked the military resources to turn that promise into anything more than tokens.
Then in Iraq in 2003, confronted with a tyrant who had repeatedly thumbed his nose at the international system that Europe supposedly revered, it instinctively recoiled, and a softened-up intellectual elite turned on the Americans instead."
Yes, Europe thought that mere lip service, or better yet their "approval" of our venture in Iraq would more than pay for over 50 years of sacrifices by the American taxpayer and soldier. WRONG. Now, we sit and watch Europe's little experiment in self-aggrandizement shatter on the rocks of human interest, and laugh. Go to Hell Europe. We'll never help you with anything again. Count on it. In fact, given some leadership in DC that has balls, you'll be on our short list of "places to eradicate" if you're not really careful.
Oh I love your arrogance. Makes your point so self-contradicting.