"Studied neutrality, with a bias towards supporting the will of the peoples of Europe, should now guide the institutional U.S. approach towards the E.U."
What if the will of the peoples of Europe is anti-Americanism? Are we supposed to support that or be neutral towards it?
Call me old fashioned, but I think that we should be doing what we can to PUNISH our political enemies (France, Germany, et all.) and REWARD our political friends (UK, Poland, Italy, etc.). If the EU, German, and French governments don't pay a price for opposing us, they will be right back at it in a matter of no time, you can bet on it.
Of copurse, this is why nobody wants me running the country :)
>I think that we should be doing what we can to PUNISH our political enemies (France, Germany, et all.)
Best way to do that is neutrality. Active punishment brings trouble. Just sitting back and watching them implode is cleaner and in the end far more satisfying.