[JimRed]

We cannot afford to lose Europe.

Bull. We can easily afford to lose (useless) Europe. What we can't afford is the Islamists having a larger, more varied base from which to attack us.

[elfman2]

"We can easily afford to lose (useless) Europe. What we can't afford is the Islamists having a larger, more varied base from which to attack us. "

Same thing.